G/TBT/N/THA/588  
18 December 2020  
(20-9190) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated  if different from above:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Road 
vehicle tyres (ICS 83.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Retrea ded Pneumatic Tyres for Commercial Vehicles and Their Trailers 
(TIS 2979-2562(2019)) (3 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Ministerial Regulation mandates retreaded pneumatic 
tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers to conform with the standard for Retreaded 
Pneumatic Tyres for Commercial Vehicles and Their Trailers (TIS 2979 -2562(2019)).  
This standard covers the production of retreaded pneumatic tyres designed primarily for 
vehicles of categories M 2, M3, N, O 3, and O 4. 
The standard does not apply to the production of:  
- retreaded pneumatic tyres with a speed capability below 80 km/h  
- tyres originally produced without speed symbols  and load indices  
- tyres originally produced without type approval and marking  
The standard s pecifies scope, definitions, marking and labelling, application for approval, 
approval, requirements, modifications to the approval, conformity of production, penalties 
for non -conformity of production, production definitely discontinued, name and address 
of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests of test laboratories.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human heal th or safety  G/TBT/N/THA/588  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• UN Regulation No. 109 Uniform provisions concerning the approval for the 
production of retreaded pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  - 
Proposed date of entry into force:  - 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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