G/TBT/N/THA/433  
 
24 March 2014  
(14-1825)  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:  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 :  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): Paints and 
varnishes (HS: 3209; ICS: 87.040). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Alkyd Enamel: Safety Requirement (TIS 2625-25xx) (7 pages, in 
Thai)     
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
enforce TIS 2625-25xx Alkyd enamel: safety requirement as a mandatory standard. This 
draft standard covers only alkyd enamel (gross, semi-gloss and flat) for top coat paint, 
and quantitative safety of toxic heavy metals . It specifies types, materials, requirements, 
packaging, marking and labeling, sampling and criteria for conformity, and testing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:    
- ISO 3856-5: 1984  Paints and varnishes - Determination of "soluble" metal 
content - Part 5: Determination of hexavalent chromium content of the pigment portion of the liquid paint or the paint in powder form - Diphenylcarbazide 
spectrophotometric method 
- TIS 285  Standard for terms and definitions of paints, varnishes and related 
materials: 
 Part 1-2552(2009) Sampling 
 Part 2-2553(2010) Examination and preparation of samples for testing 
 Part 6 Determination of volatile and non-volatile matter 
 Part 11 Condition in container G/TBT/N/THA/433 
 
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   Part 12 Storage stability 
 Part 27 Determination of lead in paint  
 Part 28 Determination of mercury in paint 
- TIS 327-2553(2010) Alkyd gloss enamel 
- TIS 1005-2548(2005) Semigloss enamel 
- TIS 1406-2553(2010)  Flat alkyd enamel paints   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the circulation date. 
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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