G/TBT/N/THA/624  
2 July 2021  
(21-5291) 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):  Flat steel 
products (ICS 77.140.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Hot -rolled flat steel for machine structural use (TIS 1501 -2564(2021)) (12 
page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates hot -rolled flat steel 
for machine structural use to conform with the standard for Hot -rolled flat steel for 
machine structural use (TIS1501 -2564(2021)).  
The standard covers hot -rolled flat steel for machine, unalloyed and alloy steels.  
The scope excludes:  
- hot-rolled flat steel for other purposes which are covered by other standards, such as 
those for general structure (TIS 1479)  
- hot-rolled flat steel for subsequent cold re -rolling excluding skin pass or temper rolling, 
or roll forming   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
- JIS G 4051: 2016 Carbon steels for machine structural use  
- JIS G 4051: 2016/AMENDMENT 1: 2018 Carbon steels for machine structural use 
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  - JIS G 0320: 2009 Standard test method for heat analysis of steel products  
- JIS G  0320: 2009/AMENDMENT 1: 2015 Standard test method for heat analysis of steel 
products (Amendment 1)  
- JIS G 0320: 2009/AMENDMENT 2: 2017 Standard test method for heat analysis of steel 
products (Amendment 2)  
- JIS G 0321: 2017 Product analysis and its tol erance for wrought steel  
- JIS G 0404: 2014 Steel and steel products – General technical delivery requirements  
- JIS Z 8401: 2019 Rounding of numbers  
- ISO 6929: 2013 Steel products – Vocabulary  
- TIS 2914 -2561Flat steel – measurement of dimensions and dev iations  
- TIS 3106 -2563Hot -rolled flat steel – general requirements and Tolerances on 
dimensions and shape  
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 [ ] 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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