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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/THA/387 
24 June 2011  
 (11-3131) 
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:   
Department of Energy Busi ness, Ministry of Energy 
55/2 Energy Complex Bldg. 20th Fl.  
Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road  
Bangkok 10900 THAILAND Tel.:  (662) 794 4899   Fax:  (662) 794 4800 Website:  http://www.doeb.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.:  (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 [ 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):  Liquefied petroleum gas 
cylinders (HS: 7311, ICS: 23.020.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  : (Draft) Notification of 
the Ministry of Energy Re:  Rules and Proce dures for Storing of H azardous Substances, the 
Designating of Personnels in Charge, and Ex emption from Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 
2535, applicable to premises  which use Liquefied Petr oleum Gas (LPG)  under the 
responsibility of the Departme nt of Energy Business B.E. (15 pages, in Thai). G/TBT/N/THA/387 
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  6. Description of content: 
 A person in possession of hazardous substanc es in a place which uses LPG and where 
not more than a total of 500 kg of LPG ca n be stored may be exempted from the 
requirement to obtain LPG possession permit.  
 A person in possession of hazardous substanc es in a place which uses LPG and where 
more than a total of 1,000 kg of LPG can be  stored is required to store and use LPG 
from bulk or spherical tanks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:    
 Hazardous Substances Act B.E. 2535 
 ASME Section VIII Division I: Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels 
 ASME Section VIII Division II: Alterna tive Rules for Construction of Pressure 
Vessels 
 API 620 Recommended Rules for Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-
Pressure Storage Tanks  
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. Text 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 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_11.html  
and 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2011/tbt/THA/11_1943_00_x.pdf