G/TBT/N/THA/621  
9 June 2021  
(21-4708) 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):  Plastic 
utensils for food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Plastic Utensils for Food - Part 3 Acrylonit rile-butadiene -styrene and 
Styrene -acrylonitrile (TIS 655 Part 3 -2554(2011)) (16 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates plastic utensils for 
food to conform with the standard for Plastic Utensils for Food - Part 3 Acrylonitrile -
butadiene -styrene and Styrene -acrylonitrile (TIS 655 Part 3 -2554(2011)).  
This standard covers plastic containers and utensils in contact with food made from 
Acrylonitrile -butadiene -styrene and Styrene -acrylonitrile used for prepare, st orage or 
consume, and includes composition of container in contact with food e.g. cap, space, or 
inner cap. This standard separates plastic utensils by usability in 2 conditions i.e. high 
temperature and normal temperature.  It classifies plastic utensils f or food by types of 
plastics into 2 types i.e. acrylonitrile -butadiene -styrene and styrene -acrylonitrile. This 
standard specifies general requirements e.g. resistance to temperature, odor and taste, 
resistance to impact, safety requirements. It also includ es packaging, marking and 
labeling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  G/TBT/N/THA/621  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• JIS S 2029:2002 (Reaffirmed 2007) Plastics table wares  
• ISO 4581 : 1994 Plastics - Styrene/acrylonitrile copolymers - Determination of 
residual acrylonitrile monomer content - Gas chromatography method  
• TIS 619 -2519 : Pressure sensitive adhesive crepe masking tapes  
• TIS 656 -2529 : Methods of analysis for plastics products used for food contact  
• TIS 735 -2550 : Lacquer for food container  
• TIS 1310 -2538 : Symbols for recycling plastics  
• Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 295) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: 
Qualities or standard for container made from plastic  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  15 July 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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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