G/TBT/N/THA/493  
 
21 December 2016  
(16-6991) 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 Industrial Works (DI W), Ministry of Industry  
75/6 Rama VI Street, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand  
Tel./Fax: (662) 202 4230  
Website: http://www.diw.go.th  
http://php.diw.go.th/haz/  
Name and addr ess (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 :  
Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notificatio n Authority,  
Thai Industr ial 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):  Protection against 
dangerous goods (ICS: 13.300)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Notification 
of Ministry of Industry on List of Hazardous Substances (No.3) B.E. &.  (6 pages, in Thai)   
6. Description of content:  To rectify and add some hazardous substances attached to the 
Notification of Ministry of Industry on List of Hazardous Substances 2013 dated 
28 August  2013 as follow s: 
1. Revised hazardous substance of the responsible agencies:  
Food and Drug Administration  
- Revised 3 items : in List 4.1, No.3 (1,1,2 -trichloroethane) and No.157 
(Methanol), and List 4.3, No.5 (Household and public health products used as 
correction fluid or to dissolve correction fluid or dry cleaning) - to exempt the 
product in form of correctio n tape or correction pen . 
Department  of Industrial Works  
- Revised 1 item : in List 5.4, No.6 (Hydrofluorocarbons) - to change from 
type 3 to type 1 (no need to register and get a permit) . G/TBT/N/THA/493  
 
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  2. Add items of hazardous substances into the existing lists which a re: 
Food and Drug Administration  
- Add formaldehyde or methanal in List 4.1 No.225 as hazardous substance type 4 
(prohibit if use as an active ingredient in household and public health product 
used as disinfectants and cleaning products for floor, wall, sa nitary ware, and 
others materials).  
Department  of Industrial Works  
- Add 8 items  in List 5.1, as No.489 -496 which are  
1. Cresol (1319 -77-3) 
2. HFC-245eb (431 -31-2) 
3. HFC-338mcc (662 -35-1) 
4. HFC-338mee (377 -36-6) 
5. HFC-356ffa (407 -59-0) 
6. HFO-1234yf (754 -12-1) 
7. HFO-1234ze  (1645 -83-6, 29118 -24-9) 
8. HFC-1336mzz -Z (692 -49-9) 
Remark: Cresol will be classified as hazardous substance type 2, meanwhile the remaining 
will be type 3.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To have more s uitable controlling measures for each substance or product.   
8. Relevant documents:  -  
9. Proposed date of adoption: January 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: On the date the regulation is adopted   
10. Final date for comments:  30 days from notific ation 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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