THAILAND: MOTOR VEHICLE AND SAFETY SEAT BELT. The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/NOTIF.96.180. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: THAILAND. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Department of Land Transport, Ministry of Transport and Communications. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.10.1. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor vehicle and safety seat belt. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: - Categories of Motor Vehicles (under the Motor Vehicle Act 1979) To Be Fitted with Safety Seat Belts (2 pages). - Categories of Motor Vehicles (under the Land Transport Act 1979) To Be Fitted with Safety Seat Belts (2 pages). 6. Description of content: Certain categories of motor vehicles for the installation of safety seat belts are listed: taxis, private passenger cars, pick-ups, motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers having not more than 15 seats (except those having wheel disc not more than 12 inches and not more than nine seats) and motor vehicles used for the carriage of goods whose vehicle weight not exceeding 1,660 kg. There are two types of safety seat belts: lap belt, and a combined lap and shoulder belt. The Regulation enforced the vehicle which is registered since 1 January 1996, for vehicles registered before 1 January 1996 it will be enforced on 6 October 1997. 7. Objective and rationale: Protection of human safety. 8. Relevant documents: - Ministerial Regulation No. 22 issued under the provision of the Motor Vehicle Act B.E. 2522 (1979). - Ministerial Regulation No. 49 issued under the provision of the Land Transport Act, B.E. 2522 (1979). 9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 January 1996. Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1996. 10. Final date for comments: - N/A. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point ( ) or address and telefax number of other body: Department of Land Transport, 1032 Phahonyothin Road, Bangkok 10900 Thailand. Fax: 66-02-272-3626. (194)

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