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Notifying Member: THAILAND

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

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Agency responsible:

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Plastic bags for food (ICS 55.080 ; 67.250 ; 83.140.99)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Draft Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Industrial Products for Plastic Bags for Food to Conform to the Standard B.E. ....; (31 page(s), in Thai)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry

Tel: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130

Fax: (662) 354 3041

E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th

Website: https://www.tisi.go.th

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Description of content: The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has revised the Thai Industrial Standard TIS 1027-2567(2024) Plastic Bags for Food and replaces it with TIS 1027-25XX(20XX).

This draft Ministerial Regulation mandates plastic bags for food made from Polyethylene (PE) or Polypropylene (PP) to conform to the Thai Industrial Standard TIS 1027-25XX(20XX) Plastic Bags for Food.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

·_        JIS Z 1702:1994(Reaffirmed 2022) Polyethylene films for packaging

·_        JIS Z 1707:2019 General rules of plastic films for food packaging

·_        JIS Z 1711:1994(Reaffirmed 2020) Polyethylene films bags

·_        ASTM D 882 –18 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting

·_        EN 1186-3:2022 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics - Part 3: Test methods for overall migration in evaporable simulants

·_        TIS 619-2529 (1986) Pressure sensitive adhesive crepe masking tapes

·_        TIS 656-2556 (2013) Analytical methods for food contact plastics

·_        TIS 1310-2538 (1995) Symbols for recycling plastics

·_        Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 435) B.E. 2565 (2022) Re: Qualities or standard for container made from plastic

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: After 180 days following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 17 August 2025 (30 days from notification)

[ ] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry

Tel: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130

Fax: (662) 354 3041

E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th

Website: https://www.tisi.go.th