G/TBT/N/THA/589  
21 December 2020  
(20-9224) 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):  HS 
Chapter: 72.08, ICS: 77.080.20 (Steels)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Superior Atmospheric Corros ion Resisting Hot -Rolled Flat Steel (TIS 2011 
– 2563(2020)) (14 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates superior atmospheric 
corrosion resisting hot -rolled flat steel to be in conformity with the standard for  Superior 
Atmospheric Corrosion Resisting Hot -Rolled Flat Steel (TIS 2011 – 2563(2020)).  
The standard covers superior atmospheric corrosion resisting hot -rolled flat steel used 
forcomponents or parts of vehicles, buildings, steel towers, containers and oth er 
structures.  
This standard excludes:  
1. Other hot -rolled flat steels regulated as a mandatory standard such as the hot rolled 
flat steel for general structure (TIS 1479 -2558 (2015)).  
2. The subsequent rerolling flat steel excluding applied by skin pass, temper rolling or roll 
forming process.  G/TBT/N/THA/589  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
• Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
• Safety and consumer protection  
Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• JIS G 3125 : 2015 - Superior atmospheric corrosion rolled steels  
• JIS G 0321 : 2017 - Product analysis and its tolerance for wrought steel  
• JIS G 0404 : 2014 - Steel and steel products – General technical delivery 
requirements  
• JIS G 0416 : 2014 - Steel and steel products – Location and preparation of 
samples and test pieces for mechanical testing  
• JIS 3193 : 2019 - Dimensions, shape, mass and permissible variations of hot 
rolled steel plates, sheets and strips  
• JIS Z 8401 : 1999 - Guide to the rounding of numbers  
• ISO 6929 : 2013 - Steel products - Vocabulary  
• TIS 2172 part 1 -2556 (2013) - Metallic materials – tensile testing – part 1: 
method of test  
• TIS 2173 -2555 (2012) - Metallic materials -bend test  
• TIS2914 -2561 (2018)   - Flat steel - measuremen t of dimensions and deviations  
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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