. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/THA/403 
18 June 2012  
 (12-3196) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of the Consumer Protection Bo ard (OCPB), The Prime Minister Office 
Government Complex, Building B, 5t h Fl., Chaeng Watana Road, Thung Songhong, 
Laksi, Bangkok, 10210, THAILAND 
Tel.:  (66 2) 141 3449  Fax:  (66 2) 143 9768 E-mail:  consumer@ocpb.go.th   
Website:  http://www.ocpb.go.th  
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 :   
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry 
Tel.:  (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523  Fax:  (66 2) 202 3511, 3543041 
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):  Air soft guns (HS: 9304). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification of the 
Committee on Labels No. 32 (B.E. 2554(2011)) Re : Air soft guns to be labelling controlled 
(2 pages in Thai).     
6. Description of content:  The Notification includes definition for air soft gun (replica or 
imitation firearms which can fi re pellets) to be label cont rolled under Notification of the 
Committee on Labels dated March 8, B.E.2554 ( 2011), and label content and font sizes as 
follows:  
(1) Air soft gun not incorporating a laser: labe l to include velocity and kinetic energy of 
 the projectiles. 
(2) Air soft gun capable of incorporating a la ser: label to include velocity and kinetic 
 energy of the projectiles, wavelength of laser, power of laser and caution "do not 
 stare at laser light". G/TBT/N/THA/403 
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  The size of characters for (1) and (2) must be not less than 2 mm. 
(3) Statement "Pointing or shooting at huma ns may cause blindness or injury" not less 
 than 3 mm in font size and c ontrast colour with the background. 
Texts must be displayed perman ently and legibly on the product. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Government Gazette Vol.128, Special Pa rt 38 ngor., dated 31 March B.E. 2554 
 (2011); 
- The Consumer Protection Prot ection Act B.E. 2522 (1979). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    8 March 2012   
After the expiration of 60 days as from the date 
of its publication in the Government Gazette   
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 addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Poin t 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  
and at: 
http://app.tisi.go.th/notif_th/tbt_12.html  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/THA/12_2139_00_x.pdf