THAILAND: HEAVY DUTY DIESEL-ENGINEERED VEHICLES. The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/NOTIF.96.179. 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): Heavy duty diesel-engined vehicles (HS Chapter 8703). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: TIS 1290-2538 (1995): Standard for Heavy Duty Diesel-Engined Vehicles: Safety Requirements; Emission from Engine, Level 2 (19 pages). 6. Description of content: Specifies limits of gaseous pollutants emitted from heavy duty diesel-engined vehicles conforming to TIS 1180 at a more intensely strict level than the previous, including limitation of particulate pollutants. Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety requirement and environmental protection. 8. Relevant documents: European Economic Community Directive 91/542/EEC Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No. 24 Will appear in the Government Gazette when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 January 1997. Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1997. 10. Final date for comments: N/A. (194)

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