G/TBT/N/THA/500  
 
10 August 2017  
(17-4318) Page: 1/3 
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 Industrial Works  
Tel: (66 2) 202 4149  
Fax: (66 2) 202 4230  
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 a bove :  
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  
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):  Hazardous Substances  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Notification 
of Ministry of Industry on List of Hazardous Substances (No.4) (7 page(s), in Thai)   
6. Description of content:  To recti fy and add some hazardous substances attached to the 
Notification on List of  Hazardous Substance 2013 dated 28 August 2013 as follows:   
1. Regarding List 4.1, No. 159, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will cancel the 
prohibition of using "methanol " in case it is mixed in products being used as fuel for 
cooking or warming food. Due to such products have already been controlled by Thai 
Industrial Standard Regulations.  
2. Regarding List 4.3, FDA will revise the controlling of two items of hazardous 
substance  (No.2 and No.3) by adding the condition of exemption as follow.  
2.1) No.2; "Products used in household or public health activity with purposes for 
inhibiting, preventing, controlling, getting rid of insects and other pests " 
"Except any of the following pr oducts:  
1. Products containing essential oils derived from plants or animals as an active ingredient.  
2. Products containing parts of plant as the main components that may be processed by 
cutting, grinding, chopping, shredding, etc.  
3. Products containing substances derived from plants or animals by the process of boiling, 
fermentation, distillation, extraction, burning or any other process and without any addition of 
other substances as an important ingredient that aims to make a chemical reaction.  
The abo ve products must not contain synthetic chemicals as an active ingredient. " G/TBT/N/THA/500  
 
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  2.2) No.3; "Products used in household or public health activity with purposes for 
killing germs, cleaning floor, wall, sanitary wares, and other materials or for anti -
clogging of d rainage system or sewer line " 
"Except any of the following products:  
1. Products containing enzymes as an active ingredient.  
2. Products containing parts of plant as the main components that may be processed 
by cutting, grinding, chopping, shredding, etc..  
3. Products containing substances derived from plants or animals by the process of boiling, 
fermentation, distillation, extraction, burning or any other process and without any addition of 
other substances as an important ingredient that aims to make a ch emical reaction.  
The above products must not contain synthetic chemicals as an active ingredient. " 
3. According to the Minamata Convention, Department of Industrial Works (DIW) will 
add 3 items which are "mercury (I) chloride ", "mercury (II) sulfate ", "mercury (II) nitrate " into 
List 5.1, and other  "mercury compound " in List 5.4 as hazardous substance type 3 that need to 
register and apply for a permit before production, import, export, or having in possession. In 
case of other mercury compound in List 5.4,  they will be allowed in case of using in the 
laboratory only. Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture (DOA), who has prohibited the using 
of mercury compound in List 1.2 No.7, will clarify their responsibility by adding the condition 
"Except the part on responsibility of DIW". 
4. According to Stockholm Convention, 15 items of Persistent Organic Pollutant (POPs) 
will be added into List 5.1 as hazardous substance type 3 of DIW responsibility as follow.  
Hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether  (5 items)  
"1) octabromodiphenyl ether  CAS No. 32536 -52-0 
2) 2,2',4,4', 5,5'-hexabromo diphenyl ether (BDE -153, CAS No. 68631 -49-2) 
3) 2,2',4,4', 5,6'-hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE -154, CAS No. 207122 -15-4) 
4) 2,2',3,3',4,5',6-heptabromodiphenyl ether (BDE -175, CAS No. 446255 -22-7) 
5) 2,2',3,4,4',5',6-hepta bromodiphenyl ether (BDE -183, CAS No. 207122 -16-5)" 
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)  and Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF ) (8 items)  
"1) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid CAS No. 1763-23-1 
2) Perfluor ooctane sulfonyl fluoride CAS No. 307 -35-7  
3) Potassium perfluorooctane sulfonate CAS No. 2795 -39-3  
4) Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate CAS No. 29457 -72-5  
5) Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate CAS No. 29081 -56-9  
6) Diethanolammonium perfluorooctane su lfonate CAS No.70225 -14-8 
7) Tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate CAS No. 56773 -42-3 
8) Didecyldimethyl ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate CAS No. 251099 -16-8" 
Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and Pentabromodiphenyl ether  (2 items)  
"1) 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromo diphenyl ether  (BDE-47, CAS No. 40088 -47-9)  
2) 2,2',4,4',5 -pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE -99 CAS No. 32534 -81-9)" 
5. DIW will add two kinds of sprout inhibitor which are "1,4-dimethyl naphthalene " and 
"isopropyl N -(3-chlorophenyl ) carbamate or  chlorpropham " as hazardous substance type 3 in  
List 5.1 and will be considered in case the industrial sector need to use only for treating potatoes 
in the industrial. In addition, such chemicals as hazardous substance of DOA in List 1.2 No. 9 will 
scope responsibilit y by adding the condition  "Except the substance on responsibility of DIW". 
6. "Silane " will be  added into List 5.1 as hazardous substance type 3 in responsibility of 
DIW due to its property that is highly flammable substance and it is used as raw material 
in solar cell manufacturing in Thailand.  
7. "1-phenyl -2-nitropropene " will be  controlled as hazardous substance type 3 in List 5.1 of 
DIW because it can be used as precusor of phenyl -2-propanone that can be illegal used for 
drug producing.   
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To have more appropriate controlling measures for each substance or product according to 
safety and relevant conventions.  G/TBT/N/THA/500  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
- G/TBT/N/THA/430: Notification of t he Ministry of Industry Regarding List of Hazardous 
Substances B.E. 2556(2013)  
- G/TBT/N/THA/446: Draft Notification of Ministry of Industry on List of Hazardous 
Substances (No.2) B.E. 2557(2014)  
- G/TBT/N/THA/493: Draft Notification of Ministry of Industr y on List of Hazardous 
Substances (No.3) B.E.  ...  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Approximately September 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date that the regulation is adopted  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute  
Tel: (66 2) 202 35 04, 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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