G/TBT/N/THA/544  
 
28 May 2019  
(19-3699) 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):  Household 
or laundry -type washing machin es, including machines which both wash and dry 
(HS 8450); Laundry appliances (ICS 97.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Clothes Washing Machines for Household Use – Energy Efficiency  
Requirements (TIS1462 – 25XX(20XX)) (5 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS1462 -2548 (2005) Clothes Washing Machines Household Use and replaces 
it with TIS 1462 -25XX(20XX ) Clothes Washing Machines for Household Use – Energy 
Efficiency Requirements as a mandatory standard.  
The standard covers clothes washing machines for household and similar purposes, with 
rated voltage not exceeding 250 V for single -phase A.C supply, wit h or without heating 
devices and for cold and/or hot water supply, having standard washing capacity not 
exceeding 30 kg. It also deals with appliances for water extraction by centrifugal force 
and is applicable to appliances for both washing and drying tex tile. 
This standard specifies energy efficiency requirements for clothes washing machines 
including scopes; definitions; types; general and energy efficiency requirements; marking 
and labelling.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and consumer protection ; Other  G/TBT/N/THA/544  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council  
• Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household washing 
machines  
• TIS2537 -2556: Clothes washing machines for household – performance test 
methods  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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  
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th   
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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