Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Thailand - Hot-dip zinc 5% to 13% aluminium-2% to 4% magnesium alloy-coated flat steel

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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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:

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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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 or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Hot-dip zinc-5% to 13% aluminium-2% to 4% magnesium alloy-coated flat steel (ICS 77.140.50)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Ministerial Regulation on Hot-Dip Zinc 5% to 13% Aluminium-2% to 4% Magnesium Alloy-Coated Flat Steel (TIS 2981-2562 (2019)); (27 page(s), in Thai)

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Description of content: The draft ministerial regulation mandates hot-dip zinc-5% to 13% aluminium-2% to 4% magnesium alloy-coated flat steel to conform with TIS 2981-2562 (2019).

This standard specifies technical specifications, characteristics, marking and labelling, sampling, and testing requirements for hot-dip zinc-aluminium-magnesium alloy-coated flat steel, coil and sheet with consist of 5% to 13% aluminium 2% to 4% magnesium and 1% other by mass and the balance zinc that may be chemical-coated to adjust its surface with thickness not exceeding 9 mm. and width not exceeding 2000 mm.

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

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Relevant documents:

JIS G 3323: 2012 Hot-dip zinc-aluminium-magnesium alloy-coated steel sheet and strip

JIS H 0401: 2013 Test methods for hot dip galvanized coatings

JIS K 0119: 2008 General rules for X-ray Fluorescence analysis

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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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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

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