G/TBT/N/THA/429  
 
1 October 2013  
(13-5280)  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 Foreign Trade (DF T), Ministry of Commerce  
Tel.:  (662) 547 4804  Fax:  (662) 547 4802 
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 Author ity, 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Used Tyres 
(ICS: 83.160; HS: 4012.11.00, 4012.20.10, 4012.12.10, 4012.12.90, 4012.20.21, 4012.20.29, 4012.19.10, 4012.20.40, 4012.19.20, 4012.20.50 and 4004.00.00). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification of 
Ministry of Commerce Regarding Used Tyres as Prohibited Goods or as Products Requiring 
Certificate for Importation and shall be in Compliance with the Administrative Measure on 
importation into the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2556 (2013) (2 pages in Thai and 2 pages in English (unofficial translation))     
6. Description of content:   
1. To repeal the Notification of Ministry  of Commerce on the Importation of Used 
Tyres into the Kingdom B.E. 2546 dated 23 May B.E. 2546 
2. The Notification prescribes as follows:  
- The types of used tyres that are prohibited from importation into the 
Kingdom; 
- Used tyres for buses or trucks are products requiring certificate for 
importation into the Kingdom. They shal l be for the purpose of retreading for 
exportation only. 
3. The Notification shall be exempted fo r used tyres imported for research and 
development, for car racing, for travelling purposes or on tyres that are attached along with vehicles for usage of that vehicle in reasonable amount. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   Government Gazette, Vol. 130, Special Part 114 Ngor, dated 
6 September 2013 ( http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.g o.th/DATA/PDF/2556/E/114/8.PDF )   G/TBT/N/THA/429 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    16 August 2013   After 60 days as from the day following the date of its publication in Government Gazette
 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the 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  
Website:  http://www.tisi.go.th  
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