G/TBT/N/THA/731  
11 April 2024  
(24-3040) 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) 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):  Fuses and 
other overcurrent protection devices (ICS code(s): 29.120.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation Prescribing Industrial Products for Residual Current Operated Circuit -Breakers 
with Integral Overcurrent Protection for Household and Similar Uses (RCBOs) to Conform 
to the Standard B.E. ....; (199 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Ministerial Regulation mandates residual current 
operated circuit -breakers with integral overcurrent protection for household and similar 
uses to conform to the Thai Industrial Standard TIS 909 –25XX (20XX) Residual Current 
Operated Circuit -breakers with Integral Overcurrent Protection for Household and S imilar 
Uses (RCBOs).  
This standard applies to residual current operated circuit breakers with integral 
overcurrent protection functionally independent of, or functionally dependent on, line 
voltage for household and similar uses (hereafter referred to as R CBOs), for rated 
voltages not exceeding 440 V a.c. with rated frequencies of 50 Hz and rated currents not 
exceeding 125 A and rated short -circuit capacities not exceeding 25000 A for operation 
at 50 Hz.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/THA/731  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
IEC 61009 -1 Edition 3.2 (2013 -09) Residual current operated circuit -breakers with 
integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBOs) - Part 1: General 
rules + COR1:2014  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After 180 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  
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