THAILAND: LABELING REQUIREMENT OF GEAR OIL AND LUBRICATING OIL The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.354. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Thailand. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: The Office of the Consumer Protection Board 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): The labelling requirements of gear oil and lubricating oil. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The 71st Announcement of the Committee on Labels B.E. 2539 (1996)(1 page, Thai language). 6. Description of content: This regulation is the amendment of the 61st Announcement of the Committee on Labels B.E. 2537 (1994) which requires the labelling of gear oil and lubricating oil to be sold in Thailand to contain: name and address in Thailand of manufacturers/entrepreneurs, or name and address in Thailand of importers/entrepreneurs, or registered trade mark; manufacturing month and year; Thai words for ``gear oil'' and ``lubricating oil'' in Thai language*; grade; net volume (in metric unit); instructions and/or precautions. The amendment is the requirement to add mark and number registered with the Department of Commercial Registration on the label. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: N/A. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: 7 January 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 60 days after the circulation of this notification. *It has not been possible to reproduce the words in the Thai language in this notification. (284)

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