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G/TBT/N/THA/411

11 January 2013

(13-0160)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original:    English

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Notifying Member:  THAILAND

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  

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Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (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:   

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other: 

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Medical equipment (HS: 9019; ICS: 11.040).

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Thai Industrial Standard for Medical Nitrous Oxide (TIS 30-2555) (7 pages, in Thai).    

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Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to withdraw TIS 30-2542 (1999) Nitrous oxide for medical use, and replace it with TIS 30?2555 (2012) Medical nitrous oxide as a mandatory standard.  This draft standard covers only medical nitrous oxide.  It specifies requirements, packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and analysis.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety and consumer protection

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Relevant documents: 

-           The United States Pharmacopeia, 32 revision, 2009;

-           British Pharmacopoeia 2009;

-           TIS 358-2551(2008)  Use and Maintenance of pressure seamless steel gas cylinder,             capacity up to and including 150 cubic decimetre;

-           TIS 359-2530(1987)  Pressure Gas Cylinders, Seamless Type;    

-           TIS 1095-2535(1992)  Medical Gas Cylinder Valve Connections;

-           TIS 87-2521(1978) Identification Colours and Marking for Medical Gas Cylinders.

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Proposed date of adoption: 

Proposed date of entry into force: 

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To be determined

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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 Point 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

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