G/TBT/N/THA/415  
 
2 April 2013  
(13-1712)  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:  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 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.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):  Portland 
Cement (HS: 2523; ICS: 91.100.10). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for White Portland Cement  (TIS 133-2556) (9 pages, in Thai)     
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 133-2518(1975) White portland  cement, and replace it with TIS 133-
2556(2013) as a mandatory standard. This draft standard covers only specification for white portland cement.  It specifies materials, requirements, packaging, marking and 
labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and analysis.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/THA/415 
 
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8. Relevant documents:    
- TIS 15 Part 1-2555(201 2) Portland cement Part 1 Specification; 
- TIS 15 Part 2-2521(1978) Portland cement  P a r t  2  S t a n d a r d  m e t h o d  o f  t e s t  f o r  
specific gravity of hydraulic cement; 
- TIS 15 Part 3-2519(1976) Portland cement  P a r t  3  M e t h o d  o f  t e s t  o f  f i n e n e s s  o f  
hydraulic cement by the 150 micrometre and 75 micrometre sieves; 
- TIS 15 Part 4-2519(1976) Portland cement Part 4 Method of test for fineness of 
hydraulic cement by the 45 micrometre sieve; 
- TIS 15 Part 5-2519(1976) Portland cement Part 5 Method of test for fineness of 
portland cement by turbidimeter; 
- TIS 15 Part 6-2521(1978) Portland cement  P a r t  6  S t a n d a r d  m e t h o d  o f  t e s t  f o r  
fineness of portland cement by air permeability apparatus; 
- TIS 15 Part 7-2521(1978) Port land cement Part 7 Standard method of test for heat 
of hydration of hydraulic cement; 
- TIS 15 Part 8-2514(1971) Po rtland cement Part 8 Method of determination of water 
content in hydraulic cement; 
- TIS 15 Part 9-2518(1975) Portla nd cement Part 9 Method of test for time of setting 
of hydraulic cement by vicat needles; 
- TIS 15 Part 10-2518(1975) Portland cement Part 10 Method of test for time for 
setting of hydraulic cement by gillmore needles; 
- TIS 15 Part 11-2521(1978) Portland cement  Part 11 Standard method of test for 
autoclave expansion of portland cement; 
- TIS 15 Part 12-2532(1989) Portland cement  Part 12 Test method for compressive 
strength of hydraulic cement mortars;  
- TIS 15 Part 13-2521(1978) Portland cement Part 13 Standard method of test for air 
content of hydraulic cement mortar; 
- TIS 15 Part 14-2520(1977) Portland cement  Part 14 Standard method of test for 
potential expansion of portland cement mortars exposed to sulphate; 
- TIS 15 Part 15-2519(1976) Portland cement  Part 15 Method of testing for false set 
of portland cement by paste method; 
- TIS 15 Part 16-2535(1992) Portland ceme nt Part 16 Standard methods of sampling 
and acceptance of hydraulic cement; 
- TIS 15 Part 18-2519(1976) Portland cement  Part 18 Cement analysis of hydraulic 
cement. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the circulation date G/TBT/N/THA/415 
 
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  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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