G/TBT/N/THA/715  
5 October 2023  
(23-6698) 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:   
Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB)  
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) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: https://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Car seat  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Notification of the Committee on Labels, entitled Determination of Car seat as Label -
Controlled goods; (4 page(s), in English), (4 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Notification of the Committee on Labels prescribes 
car seat as label -controlled goods. This draft notification applies to car seat, the safety 
seat for children to prevent the hazard. Such car seats shall have the equipment attached 
to children's bodies and support children for sitting or supine. The components of the car 
seat shall include harness webbing of flexible components, crotch buckle, harness 
adjuster tools, attached devices, and other support tools such a s baby mattresses, baby 
carriers, or car seat cushions attached with seat for the proper position in the car.  
This label of label -controlled goods shall specify the statement, figure, artificial mark, or 
image as appropriate. The label shall be in the Thai  language or a foreign language 
accompanied by the Thai language to explain the meaning of the figure, artificial mark, 
or image that can be visible and legible.  
This label of label -controlled product does not apply to the labels of label -controlled goods 
manufactured for export and not for sale in Thailand.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human hea lth or safety  G/TBT/N/THA/715  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522 (1979) and its amendment  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After 120 days following the date of its publication 
in the Government Gazette.  
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) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: https://www.tisi.go.th  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/THA/23_12828_00_e.pdf  
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