G/TBT/N/THA/459  
 
18 May 2015  
(15-2564)  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: 
Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE), Ministry of Energy 
17 Kasatsuk Bridge, Rama I Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 
10330, Thailand Tel: (662) 223 2593-9 
Fax: (662) 226 1779 
Website: http://www.dede.go.th   
Name and address (including telephon e 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 : 
Thailand 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.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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Non-deep electric pan 
(HS: 8419, ICS: 97.040). Machinery, plant or laboratory equipm ent, whether or not 
electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 85.14), for 
the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, drying, 
evaporating, vaporising, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used 
for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on High Ener gy Efficiency of Non-Deep Electric Pan B.E. ... (3 pages, in Thai) 
6. Description of content: Under Energy Conservation Promotion Act (ENCON ACT) 
B.E. 2535(1992) and B.E. 2550 (2007), High  Energy Performance Standards (HEPS) of 
machines' equipment and materials for energy conservation have been set up and implemented. HEPS of non-deep electric pan is the percentage of energy efficiency and the 
reference standard and testing method is ASTM F 1786. Draft Ministerial Regulation of HEPS 
for non-deep electric pan is being processed to  be law and High Energy Efficiency Labelling 
will be provided for consumer's information in order to encourage and promote high energy 
efficiency of non-deep electric pan utilization for energy conservation target and policy in 
Thailand.  G/TBT/N/THA/459 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
For high energy efficiency of non-deep electric pan utilization and energy conservation, High Energy Performance Standards and High Energy Efficiency Labelling of non-deep 
electric pan which is a voluntary measure will encourage consumers to use high energy 
efficiency of non-deep electric pan and reduce total energy consumption in Thailand.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 The Energy Conservation Promotion Act (ENCON ACT) B.E. 2535(1992) 
 The Energy Conservation Promotion Act B.E. 2550(2007) 
This Ministerial Regulation will be publishe d in the Thai Royal Gazette when adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: Approx. July 2015 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the circulation date. 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Thailand 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.go.th   
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