G/TBT/N/THA/217/Rev.1  
 
15 March 2016  
(16-1498)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority design ated 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   
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 provid ed in addition, where applicable):  Hot-rolled 
flat steel (HS: 7208, ICS: 77.140.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Hot Rolled Flat Steel for General Structure (TIS 1479-25xx) 
(16 pages, in Thai) 
6. Description of content: The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 1479-2541 (1998) Hot-rolled carbon steel coil, strip, plate and sheet for general structure, and replace it with TIS 1479-25xx Hot rolled flat steel for general 
structure as a mandatory standard. This draft standard applies to hot rolled flat steel 
(unalloyed and alloy steel) for general structure i.e. bridge, ship, rolling stock. It specifies 
types and grades; chemical compositions; mechanical properties; basis mass, sizes and tolerances; general requirements; marking and labeling; sampling and criteria for 
conformity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety, consumer protection and supporting to changes in the development 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 JIS G 3101: 2010 Rolled steels for general structure 
 JIS G 0321: 2010 Product analysis and its tolerance for wrought steel 
 JIS G 3193: 2008 Dimensions, mass and permissible variations of hot rolled steel 
plates, sheets and strips 
 ISO 404: 2013 Steel and steel products – General technical delivery requirements 
 ISO 4995: 2014 Hot-rolled steel sheet of structural quality 
 ISO 6316: 2012 Hot-rolled steel strip of structural quality 
 ISO 6929: 2013 Steel products – Vocabulary 
 TIS 2172 Part 1-2556 (2013) Metallic materials – tensile testing – Part 1: Method of 
test at room temperature 
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 po int [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, 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.go.th   
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th   
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