G/TBT/N/THA/533  
 
13 February 2019  
(19-0845) 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: Thai Industrial Standards 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.mail.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): Articles 
for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other 
closures, of plastics . (HS 3923). Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs 
(ICS 67.250).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Melamine -formaldehyde, Urea -formaldehyde and Melamine -urea-
formaldehyde Utensils for Food: Safety Requirements (TIS 2921 - 25XX(20XX)) 
(18 page(s), in Thai)    
6. Description of content: The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed a 
new mandatory standard on Melamine -formaldehyde, Urea -formaldehyde and Melamine -
urea-formaldehyde Utensils for Food: Safety Requirements  (TIS 2921 - 25XX(20XX) ).This 
draft standard covers food utensils made of thermoset plastic  with the polymerization of 
formaldehyde. It specifies definitions,materials, safety requirements, packaging,  marking 
and labelling, sampling and testing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Other; Safety  and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TIS 656 - 2556 (2013)  Methods of analysis for plastics products used for food 
contact  
• ISO 8442 -2:1997 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Cutlery and 
table hollowware - Part 2: Requirements for stainless steel and silver -plated 
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  • 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 -9:2002 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics - Part 
9: Test methods for overall mi gration into aqueous food simulants by article filling  
• EN 13130 -1:2004  Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics 
substances subject to limitation - Part 1: Guide to test methods for the specific 
migration of substances from plastics to foods and food simulants and the 
determination of substances in plastics and the selection of conditions of exposure 
to food simulants  
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic 
materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and amended  
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 202/2014 of 3 March 2014 amending 
Regulation ( EU) No 10/2011 on plastics materials and articles intended to come 
into contact with food  
• Technical guidelines on testing the migration of primary aromatic amines from 
polyamide kitchenware and of formaldehyde from melamine kitchenware 
1st edition 2011  
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 and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute  
Tel: (66 2) 202 3 504, 202 3523  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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