G/TBT/N/THA/57/R ev.1 
 
17 October 2016  
(16-5499) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible : Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)  
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 P oint 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) : Hot rolled 
flat steel (ICS : 77.140.30; 77.140.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Hot Rolled Flat Steel for Gas Cylinders (TIS 2060 -25XX)  (13 pages, 
in Thai)  
6. Descripti on of content : The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 2060 -2543(2000) for hot rolled carbon steel coil strip plate and sheet for gas 
cylinders , and replaced it with  TIS 2060 -25XX as a mandatory standard . 
This standard c overs hot -rolled flat steel with the thickness of not exceeding 6 mm (both 
unalloyed and alloy steel) for welded gas cylinders with a capacity of not exceeding 500 
litres and for contained high pressure gases, such as LP gas and acetylene.  
However, this st andard does not cover:  
 hot-rolled flat steel  for other proposes which have been already specified in TIS 
standards such as TIS 1479.  
 hot-rolled flat steel for subsequential cold -rolling but not exclude skin pass/temper 
rolling or roll forming.  
7. Objectiv e and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety  G/TBT/N/THA/57/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents : 
 JIS G 3116:2013  Steel sheet, plates and strip for gas cylinders  
 JIS G 0321:2010  Product analysis and its tolerance for wrought steel  
 JIS G 3193:2008  Dimensions, mass and permissible variations of hot rolled steel 
plates, sheets and strips  
 ISO 404 :2013 Steel and steel products  – General technical delivery requirements  
 ISO 6929 :2013 Steel products  – Vocabulary  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determin ed 
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 or fax 
number s and  email and website address es, if available , of othe r 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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