. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/281 
2 October 2008 
 (08-4670) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
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):   Lighting and similar 
equipment (HS: 9405, ICS: 33.100.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   TIS 1955-2551(2008) 
Lighting and Similar Equipment: Radio Dist urbance Limits (43 pages, in Thai). 
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standard s Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 1955-2542 (1999) and replace it with TIS 1955-2551 (2008) as well as to 
enforce as a mandatory standard.  This st andard covers limits  for radio frequency 
disturbances from: 
-    all lighting equipment with a primary f unction of generating and/or distributing light 
intended for illumination purposes, and inte nded either for connection to the low 
voltage electricity supply or for battery operation;  
-    the lighting part of multi-function equipment where one of the primary functions of 
this is illumination;  
     -    independent auxiliaries exclusively for use with lighting equipment;  
-    UV and IR radiation equipment; -    neon advertising signs;  
-    street/flood lighting intended for outdoor use;  
-    transport lighting (installed in buses and trains). 
 Excluded from the scope of this standard are:  
-    lighting within Industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) frequency band; 
-    lighting equipment for aircraft and airports; 
-  apparatus for which the electromagnetic compatibility requirements in the radio-
frequency range are explicitly formulated in other IEC or CISPR standards. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety and consumer protection G/TBT/N/THA/281 
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  8. Relevant documents:   CISPR 15(2007-1) Limits and me thods of measurement of radio 
disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the circulation date 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the 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 
Email: thaitbt@tisi.go.th 
and at: http://www.tisi.go.th/notif_th/tbt_08.html