WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.683
13October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4423)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THAILAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: ThaiIndustrial Standards Institute, Ministry ofIndustry
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Hot-rolled carbon steel
coil,strip, plateandsheet forgeneral structure.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: TIS1479-2540 (1997)
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Coil, Strip, Plate andSheet forGeneral Structure
6. Description ofcontent: TheThaiIndustrial Standards Institute (TISI) hasproposed to
enforce TIS1479-2540 (1997) Hot-rolled carbon steel coil, strip, plate andsheet for
general structure (such asbridges, ships, rolling stocks andother structures) asa
mandatory Standard. TheStandard classifies hot-rolled carbon steelcoil,strip, plateand
sheet into4grades based onminimum tensile strength asSS330 for330to430MPa.,
SS400 for400to510MPa., SS490 for490to610MPa. andSS540 forminimum
540MPa. Specifies mass, dimensions andtolerances onthickness, width andlength,
permissible variations andout-of-squareness, flatness, chemical composition, appearance
(e.g. smooth surface, freedom from lamination), tensile strength andelongation and
bending. Includes marking, labelling, sampling criteria forconformity andtesting.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
- TheIndustrial Product Standards Act,B.E.2511 (1968);
- TIS528-2540 (1997) Hot-rolled carbon steel coil, strip, plate andsheet of
commercial anddrawing qualities.
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9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 5December 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
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