G/TBT/N/THA/383/Rev.2  
 
14 January 2016  
(16-0286)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 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:  
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 [ ], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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): Conformity 
assessment (ICS: 03.120.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Notification of 
the Thai Industrial Standards Institute Regarding the Rules and Conditions on Conformity 
Assessment for Licensing to Import for Sale Industrial Products which are required by the Royal Decree to conform with the standard according to Section 21 (8 pages, in Thai) 
6. Description of content: Thai Industrial Standards Institute has withdrawn as follows: 
 the Notification of the Thai Industrial  Standards Institute on Prescribing the 
Inspection Criteria for Licensing dated 20 April B.E. 2554(2011) 
 the Notification of the Thai Industrial Standards Institute Amendment of the Rules 
on Conformity Assessment for Licensing dated 19 August B.E. 2557 (2014) 
and replaced them with the Notification of the Thai Industrial Standards Institute 
Regarding the Rules and Conditions on Conformity Assessment for Licensing to Import for 
Sale Industrial Products which are required by the Royal Decree to conform with the standard according to Section 21 dated 8 October B.E. 2558 (2015). 
This revision is intended to make the licensing process correct, clear, expeditious, 
transparent, fair, efficient, in line with intern ational practices and to facilitate the approval 
process. The notification covers rules and conditions for conformity assessment for 
licensing, classifying licensing procedures into 3 types, with relevant approval process and 
surveillance scheme. G/TBT/N/THA/383/Rev.2 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Transparency and fair trade 
8. Relevant documents:  
 G/TBT/N/THA/383: Notification of the Th ai Industrial Standards Institute on 
Prescribing the Inspection Criteria for Licensing 
 G/TBT/N/THA/383/Rev.1: Notification of the Thai Industrial Standards Institute 
Regarding Amendment of the Rules on Conformity Assessment for Licensing 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 8 October 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 November 2015 
10. Final date for comments: - 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry po int [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, 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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