G/TBT/N/THA/383/Rev.3  
 
4 October 2016  
(16-5279) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standard s 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) 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 b e 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 Procedures on Conformity  
Assessment for Licensing and surveillance (11 pages, in Thai).  
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute has withdrawn the 
Notification of the Thai Industrial Standards Institute Regarding the Rules and Conditions 
on Conformity A ssessment 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) and replaced with the Notification of the Thai Industrial 
Standards Institute Regarding the Rules and Procedures on Conformity Assessment for 
Licensing and surveillance.  
This revision is intended to make the licensing process correct, clear, fast service, 
transparent, fair, in line with international practices and to faci litate the approval process.  
The notification covers rules and conditions for conformity assessment for licensing , 
classifying licensing procedures into 2 types, with relevant approval process and surveillance 
scheme.   
7. Objective and rationale, includin g the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Transparency, fast service  and fair trade  G/TBT/N/THA/383/Rev.3  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 G/TBT/N/THA/383/Rev.2: 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  
 Licensing Facilitation Act, B.E. 2558(2015)  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 8 July 2016   
Proposed date of entry  into force: 1 August 2016    
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone or fax 
number s and  email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notifi cation 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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