G/TBT/N/THA/460  
 
18 May 2015  
(15-2566)  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 Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE), Ministry of Energy 
17 Kasatsuk Bridge, Rama I Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 
10330, Thailand Tel: (662) 223 2593-9 
Fax: (662) 226 1779 
Website: http://www.dede.go.th   
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 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electric water cooler 
and water heater/cooler for drinking water storage (HS: 8418, 8516, ICS: 97.040). 
Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or  freezing equipment, elec tric or other; heat 
pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 84.15. (HS: 8418), Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating 
apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, 
hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating 
resistors, other than those of heading 85.45. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on High Energy Efficiency of Electric Water Cooler and Water Heater/Cooler for 
Drinking Water Storage B.E. ... (3 pages, in Thai) G/TBT/N/THA/460 
 
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  6. Description of content: Under Energy Conservation Promotion Act (ENCON ACT) 
B.E. 2535(1992) and B.E. 2550 (2007), High  Energy Performance Standards (HEPS) of 
machines equipment and materials for energy conservation have been set up and 
implemented. HEPS of electric water cooler and water heater/cooler for drinking water 
storage is the electricity consumption in one day. Draft Ministerial Regulation of HEPS for electric water cooler and water heater/cooler for drinking water storage is being processed to 
be law and High Energy Efficiency Labelling will be provided for consumers information in 
order to encourage and promote high energy efficiency of electric water cooler and water heater/cooler for drinking water storage utilization for energy conservation target and policy 
in Thailand.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: For high energy efficiency of electric water cooler and water heater/cooler for 
drinking water storage utilization and ener gy conservation, High Energy Performance 
Standards and High Energy Efficiency Labe lling of Electric Water Cooler and Water 
Heater/Cooler for Drinking Water Storage which is a voluntary measure will encourage 
consumers to use high energy efficiency of el ectric water cooler and water heater/cooler for 
drinking water storage and reduce total energy consumption in Thailand.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 The Energy Conservation Promotion Act (ENCON ACT) B.E. 2535(1992) 
 The Energy Conservation Promotion Act B.E. 2550(2007) 
This Ministerial Regulation will be publishe d in the Thai Royal Gazette when adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: Approx. July 2015 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the circulation date 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of 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   
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