G/TBT/N/THA/506  
 
9 January 2018  
(18-0182) 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) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.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): 
ICS 77.140.50  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Cold Reduced Flat Steel for Automobile Uses (TIS 2140 -25xx) 
(19 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 2140 -2546 (2003) : Cold -Rolled Steel Coil Strip and Sheet for  Automobile 
Uses, and replace it with TIS 2140 -25xx : Cold Reduced Flat Steel for Automobile Uses as 
a mandatory standard.   This draft standard applies to cold reduced flat steel (unalloyed 
and alloy steel) for automobile uses.  
The standard specifies scope ; definitions; types and grades; mechanical properties; mass, 
shape and dimensional tolerances; general requirements; marking and labelling; sampling 
and criteria for conformity.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
 JIS G 3135:2006 Cold -Reduced High Strength Steel Sheet and Strip with Improved 
Formability for Automobile Structural Uses  
 JIS G 0321:2010 Product Analysis and Its Tolerance for Wrought Steel  
 JFS A 2001:2014 Cold Rolled Steel Sheets and Strip for Automobile Use  G/TBT/N/THA/506  
 
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   ISO 404:2013 Steel and Steel Products -General Technical Delivery Requirements  
 TIS 2172 Part 1 -2556 (2013) Metallic Materials – Tensile Testing – Part 1: Method 
for Test at Room Temperat ure 
 TIS 2173 -2555 (2012) Metallic Materials – Bend Test  
 TIS 2178 -2555 (2012) Metallic Materials – Sheet and Strip – Determination of 
Plastic Strain Ratio  
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 [X] 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  
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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