RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.123
3May1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1140)
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
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): Barsandrods, hot-rolled
ofiron(HSChapter 7213)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: TIS1227-2537 (1994): Standard
forHot-Rolled Structural Steel Sections (17pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Covers onlystructural steelmade from mildsteelbytheprocess
ofhotrolling. Classifies intofivetypes, i.e.angle steel, channel steel, H-section steel,
I-section steel andT-section steel which areoffourgrades denoted bythesymbols
SM400,SM490,SM520andSM570. Specifies sizes andtolerances (i.e.thickness,
length, squareness, bend, eccentricity) and chemical composition. Prescribes
requirements forworkmanship, yield strength, tensile strength elongation andimpact
resistance. Includes marking andlabelling, sampling andcriteria forconformity and
testing.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer protection andnational security
8. Relevant documents: JISG3192-1990, BS4848: Part4:1986, DIN1026-1963,
JISG3106-1992, JISG0321-1966 (Reaffirmed: 1978), JISZ2201-1980, TIS244:
Part4-2525 (1982), TIS244: Part8-2522 (1979). Willappear intheGovernment
Gazette when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 6June1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: