THA/493
WTO/TBT
TH Thailand
  • 13 - Umwelt, Gesundheitsschutz, Sicherheit
2017-01-20
2016-12-21
Protection against dangerous goods (ICS: 13.300)
Draft Notification of Ministry of Industry on List of Hazardous Substances (No.3) B.E. &. (6 pages, in Thai)

To rectify and add some hazardous substances attached to the Notification of Ministry of Industry on List of Hazardous Substances 2013 dated 28 August 2013 as follows:

1.  Revised hazardous substance of the responsible agencies:

Food and Drug Administration

-  Revised 3 items: in List 4.1, No.3 (1,1,2-trichloroethane) and No.157 (Methanol), and List 4.3, No.5 (Household and public health products used as correction fluid or to dissolve correction fluid or dry cleaning) - to exempt the product in form of correction tape or correction pen.

Department of Industrial Works

-  Revised 1 item: in List 5.4, No.6 (Hydrofluorocarbons) - to change from type 3 to type 1 (no need to register and get a permit).

2.  Add items of hazardous substances into the existing lists which are:

Food and Drug Administration

-  Add formaldehyde or methanal in List 4.1 No.225 as hazardous substance type 4 (prohibit if use as an active ingredient in household and public health product used as disinfectants and cleaning products for floor, wall, sanitary ware, and others materials) .

Department of Industrial Works

-  Add 8 items in List 5.1, as No.489-496 which are

1.  Cresol (1319-77-3)

2.  HFC-245eb (431-31-2)

3.  HFC-338mcc (662-35-1)

4.  HFC-338mee (377-36-6)

5.  HFC-356ffa (407-59-0)

6.  HFO-1234yf (754-12-1)

7.  HFO-1234ze (1645-83-6, 29118-24-9)

8.  HFC-1336mzz-Z (692-49-9)

Remark: Cresol will be classified as hazardous substance type 2, meanwhile the remaining will be type 3.