. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/381 
17 March 2011  
 (11-1337) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standards Instit ute (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 :    
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):  Pigments and extenders 
(HS:  3204, ICS:  87.060.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Thai Industrial 
Standard for Synthetic Dyestuffs:  Sulphur Dye (TIS 2344-25XX) (14 pages, in Thai). 
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards In stitute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 2344-2550(2007) Syntheti c dyestuffs:  sulphur dye,  and replace it with TIS 
2344-25XX as a mandatory standard.  This draft standard covers only synthetic dyestuffs: 
sulphur dye for textile products.  It specifie s safety requirements, packaging, marking and 
labeling, sampling and criteria  for conformity and testing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   BEUC/X/110/2004 The EU Eco-la bel-less hazardou s chemicals in 
everyday consumer products 
EN 14362-1:  2003 Textiles-Methods for determination of certai n aromatic amines derived 
from azo colourants - Part 1:  Detection of the use of certain azo colourants accessible without 
extraction 
EPA Method 3050B (December 1996 ) Acid Digestion of Sedi ments, Sludges, and Soils 
ISO 105 A06:  1995 Textiles-Test for colour fast ness-Part A06:  Instrumental determination 
of 1/1 standard depth of colour 
Öko-Tex Standard 100 Genera l and special conditions G/TBT/N/THA/381 
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  Öko-Tex Standard 200 Testing procedures 
TIS 121 Part 2 - 2552(2009) Standard test methods fo r textiles Part 2 Colour fastness to xenon 
arc light 
TIS 121 Part 3 - 2552(2009) Standard test methods  for textiles Part 3 Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and soda 
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  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2011/tbt/THA/11_0728_00_x.pdf