G/TBT/N/THA/414  
 
15 March 2013  
(13-1407)  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):  Fans, Rice 
Cookers and Lighting (HS: 8414.51, 8516.60.10, 8539.31 and 8539.39; ICS: 23.120, 97.040 and 29.140) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification of 
Ministry of Commerce Subject: Certificate Requirement and Administrative Measure for  
Importation of Fan, Rice Cooker and Lighting Product  into the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2555 (2012) (2 pages in Thai and 2 pages in English (unofficial translation))     
6. Description of content:   
- Importers shall register with the Department of Foreign Trade (prior from 
importation of the products). The registration will be valid for 1 year;  
- Importers shall declare; the Certificate of Competent Authority (COCA) issued by 
government sectors of the exporting country, or by certified sectors or institution 
guaranteed by the government sectors or certified sectors empowered to issue the aforementioned certification of the producing country.  These documents shall be 
properly presented to the Department of Customs to accompany import Custom 
Procedure Code; 
- Importers shall keep fan, rice cooker and lighting product separately from other 
types of products and shall report import activities, possession, export activities, 
sales and distribution and stock inventory of the fan, rice cooker and lighting product to the Department of Foreign Trade on a monthly basis. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  For economic security and safety of public citizens  
8. Relevant documents:   Government Gazette, Vol. 130, Special Part 4 Ngor, dated 
11 January 2013 (http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2556/E/004/24.PDF)   G/TBT/N/THA/414 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    27 December 2012   The measure shall enter into force on 12 January 2013. However, to allow 
adjustment to the changes and to enable a 
seamless compliance with the measure. The enforce date shall be postponed to 
13 March 2013. 
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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