THA/522
WTO/TBT
TH Thaïlande
  • 91 - Bâtiment et matériaux de construction
2018-12-24
2018-10-25

Gas water heater and instantaneous gas water heater

Draft Announcement of the Committee on Labelling No. … (B.E. …): Gas Warm Water Devices and Gas Hot Water Heaters are a Commodity Subject to a Controlled Label (2 page(s), in English)

The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) has proposed a draft Announcement of the Committee on Labelling No. … (B.E. …): Gas warm water devices and gas hot water heaters are a commodity subject to a controlled label including definition of gas water heater and instantaneous gas water heater and label contents as follows:

1.    "Gas water heater" means device designated to heat the water by gas combustion for the use in body cleaning or other equivalent usages.

2.    "Instantaneous gas water heater" means device designated to heat the water by gas combustion to a temperature approaching or slightly exceeding the boiling point for the use in body cleaning or other equivalent usages.

3.    Gas water heater and instantaneous gas water heater under labelling control must comply with Clause 1 to Clause 3 of the Announcement of the Committee on Labelling: Characteristics of Labels Subject to the Labelling Control B.E. 2541(1998) dated 23 September B.E. 2541(1998), and the label must contain the following information:

o    Instruction must contain the statement “Should be installed outside building. If installed inside, a ventilator must be equipped”

o    Warning must contain the statement “Danger of death if installed in a room without ventilation” The front of the warning shall be in red, clearly legible and in a size not smaller than 5 millimetres. The warning shall be fixed on the front of gas water heater and instantaneous gas water heater and shall be permanently displayed on the product.