THAILAND: SAFETY SEAT BELTS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.356. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Thailand. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Thai Industrial Standards Institute Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Safety seat belts (HS Chapter 8708.21). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: TIS 721-2539 (1996) Standard for Seat Belts for Automobiles. 6. Description of content: Classifies seat belts for automobiles into two classes, i.e. with and without retractor, and into two types, i.e. two-point and three-point seat belts. Specifies materials and construction, requirements (e.g. for resistance to breaking load of webbing, force used for buckles, corrosion resistance of fitting, retracting force of retractor, etc.). Includes marking, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: TIS 121 Method of testing for textiles TIS 121: Part 2-2518 (1975) Method of testing for colour fastness to artificial light (Xenon arc lamp) TIS 121: Part 4-2518 (1975) Method of testing for colour fastness to perspiration TIS 121: Part 5-2518 (1975) Method of testing for colour fastness to rubbing. TIS 121 Hexagon head bolts TIS 291: Part 3-2522 (1979) Product grade C. 9. Proposed date of adoption/entry into force: Not less than 60 days following publication in the Government Gazette. 10. Final date for comments: 13 August 1996. (284)

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