THAILAND: LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF V-BELTS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.355. 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 V-belts. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The 70th Announcement of the Committee on Labels B.E. 2539 (1996) (2 pages, Thai language). 6. Description of content: The Regulation requires the labelling of V-belts 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; word for V-belts in Thai language* and purpose of work; cross-sectional designation or size, factual circumference; manufacturing month and year or lot number. 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: Sixty 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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