G/TBT/N/THA/427/Rev.1  
 
8 February 2017  
(17-0758) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standard s 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.go.th  
Websi te: http://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified und er 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 provide d in addition, where applicable):  Self-
Adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or 
not in rolls. (HS 3919) . Packaging materials and accessories (ICS 55.040), Materials and 
articles in contact with foodstu ffs (ICS 67.250)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Stretch Cling Film for Food (TIS 1136 - 25xx) (18 pages, in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute ( TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 1136 - 2536(1993) Cling film, and replace it with TIS 1136 - 25xx Stretch 
cling film for food as a mandatory standard.   This draft standard specifies categories, types 
and abbreviations , sizes and tolerances, materials, r equirements, packaging, marking and 
labelling , sampling and criteria for conformity and testing . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
 JIS Z 1702:1994   Polyethylene films for packaging  (Reaffirmed 2008)  
 JIS Z 1707:1997   General rules of plastic films for food packaging  (Reaffirmed 
2008)  
 GB 10457 -2009  Plastic cling wrap film for keeping food fresh  
 ASTM D 882 -12  Standard Test Method for Tensile Propertie s of Thin Plastic 
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    ASTM D 1003 -13  Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of 
Transparent Plastics  
 ASTM D 1922 -15  Standard Test Method for Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic 
Film and Thin Sheeting by Pendulum Method  
 EN 1186 -3:2002   Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics - Part 
3: Test methods for overall migration into aqueous food simulants by total 
immersion  
 EN 1186 -12:2002   Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics - Part 
12: Test m ethods for overall migration at low temperatures  
 EN 1186 -13:2002   Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics - Part 
13: Test methods for overall migration at high temperatures  
 TIS 656 -2556(2013)   Methods of analysis for plastics products used for food 
contact  
 TIS 1069 -2552(2009)   Colourants for plastics for food contact use  
 TIS 1310 -2538(1995)   Symbols for recycling plastics  
 TIS 2492 -2554(2011)   Plastic films for edible oils and fats  
 Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 295) B.E. 2548(2005) Re: 
Qualities or standard for container made from plastic  
 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic 
materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.  15.8.2002. 
Official Journal of the European  Union  
 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 10/2011 of January 2011 on plastic materials 
and articles intended to come into contact with food . 15.1.2011. Official Journal of 
the European Union  
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 or fax 
number s and  email and website address es, 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.go.th  
Website: http://www .tisi.go.th  
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