G/TBT/N/THA/710  
7 August 2023  
(23-5374) 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):  Hot-dip 
zinc-5% to 13% aluminium -2% to 4% magnesium alloy -coated flat steel (ICS 77.140.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Hot -Dip Zinc 5% to 13% Aluminium -2% to 4% Magnesium Alloy -Coated 
Flat Steel (TIS 2981 -2562 (2019)); (27 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates hot -dip zinc -5% to 
13% aluminium -2% to 4% magnesium alloy -coated flat steel to conform with TIS 2981-
2562 (2019).  
This standard specifies technical specifications, characteristics, marking and labelling, 
sampling, and testing requirements for hot -dip zinc -aluminium -magnesium alloy -coated 
flat steel, coil and sheet with consist of 5% to 13% aluminium 2% to 4% magnesium and 
1% other by mass and the balance zinc that may be chemical -coated to adjust its surface 
with thickness not exceeding 9 mm. and width not exceeding 2000 mm.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/THA/710  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
JIS G 3323: 2012 Hot -dip zinc -aluminium -magnesium alloy -coated steel sheet and strip  
JIS H 0401: 2013 Test methods for hot dip galvanized coatings  
JIS K 0119: 2008 General rules for X -ray Fluorescence analysis  
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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