G/TBT/N/THA /615  
11 May 2021  
(21-3992) 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):  Plastic 
food containers for microwave oven; (ICS: 67.250, 83.140.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Plastic Food Containers for Microwave Part 2 : For Single Reheating 
(TIS 2493-2556(2013)) (15 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates plastic food 
containers for microwave oven to conform with the standard for Plastic Food Containers 
for Microwave Part 2 : For Single Reheating (TIS 2493 -2556(2013)).  
This standard covers plastics container, lids and other components contact food directly. 
Temperature resistance shall not be less than  100°C. These are intended for single 
reheating form a single layer or multi -layer materials for use in microwave ovens. Also 
prescribes kind and abbreviation, materials, general requirements, packaging, marking 
and labelling, sampling and criteria for con formity and testing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• JIS S 2029: 2002 (Reaffirmed: 2007) Plastics table wares  
• TIS 121 Part 14 -2552: Standard test methods for textiles part 14 grey scale a nd 
instrumental assessment of colour change and staining  
• TIS 619 -2529: Pressure sensitive adhesive crepe masking tapes  G/TBT/N/THA/615  
 
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  • TIS 656 -2556: Analytical methods for food contact plastics  
• TIS 1069 -2552: Colourants for plastics for food contact use  
• TIS 1310 -2538: Sym bols for recycling plastics  
• TIS 1773 -2548: Microwave ovens safety requirements  
• TIS 1845 -2542: Safety of household and similar electrical appliances  
• Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 295) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: 
Qualities or standard for container made from plastic  
• The Japanese Pharmacopoeia XV Revision, Official from 1 October 2007  
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 (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.g o.th 
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