G/TBT/N/THA/458  
 
18 May 2015  
(15-2563)  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 ovens 
(HS: 8516, ICS: 97.040). Electric instanta neous 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 Oven B.E ….(3 pages, in Thai) 
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 oven has an average electricity consumption for each level capacity of electric oven and the reference standard and testing method is IEC 60350. Draft 
Ministerial Regulation of HEPS for electric oven is being processed to be law and High Energy 
Efficiency Labelling will be provided for consumer's information in order to encourage and promote high energy efficiency of electric oven utilization for energy conservation target and 
policy in Thailand.  G/TBT/N/THA/458 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: For high energy efficiency of electric oven utilization and energy conservation, 
High Energy Performance Standards and High En ergy Efficiency Labelling of Electric Ovens 
which is a voluntary measure will encourage consumers to use high energy efficiency of 
electric oven 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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