G/TBT/N/THA/653  
27 January 2022  
(22-0673) 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 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 Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@ti si.mail.go.th  
Website: https://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):  Medical 
Carbon Dioxide (ICS 71.060.20); Oxides (ICS 71.060.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Medical Carbon Dioxide (TIS 539 -2564 (2021)) (14 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates carbon dioxide to 
comply with the standard for Medical Carbon Dioxide TIS 539 -2564 (2021).  
TIS 539 -2564 (2021) specifies characteristics, packaging, labelling, sampling and test 
methods of medical carbon dioxide in form of gas or liquid with chemical formula of CO2 
for medical use, and with not less than 99.5% of carbon dioxide by volume.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
The United States Pharmacopeia, 43 -NF 38, 2020  
European Pharmacopoeia 10th Edition, 1 January 2021  
The International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT), Bulk Carbon Dioxide Quality 
& Food Safety Guidelines and Analytical Methods and Techniques Reference 2019  
AIGA 068/20 Carbon dioxide  
AIGA 077/20 Guidelines for handling externally contaminated medical  cylinders in a 
pandemic situation  G/TBT/N/THA/653  
 
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  EIGA 066/18 European industrial gases refrigerated CO2 storage at users' premises 
association AISBL  
ISO 6978 -1 : 2003 Natural gas — Determination of mercury — Part 1: Sampling of 
mercury by chemisorption on iodine  
ISO 697 8-2 : 2003 Natural gas — Determination of mercury — Part 2: Sampling of 
mercury by amalgamation on gold/platinum alloy  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel: (662) 2430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: https://www.tisi.go .th 
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