THAILAND -- STANDARD FOR HOT-ROLLED STRUCTURAL STEEL SECTIONS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.410. 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): Hot-rolled structural steel. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: TIS 1227-2539 (1996) Standard for Hot-Rolled Structural Steel Sections (Amendment No. 1). 6. Description of content: Amendment to TIS 1227-2537 (1994) Standard for Hot-Rolled Structural Steel Sections. The substantial revision is as follows: 1. Additional classification of structural steel sections to cover grades denoted by the symbols SS 400, SS 490, and SS 540; 2. amending relevant requirements to correspond to the mentioned additional grades (i.e. shape and dimensional tolerances of H section, chemical composition by cast analysis, bending, yield point or proof stress, tensile strength, elongation, impact test, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, testing). 7. Objective and rationale: To cover structural steel sections available in the market. 8. Relevant documents: The Industrial Product Standards Act B.E. 2511 (1968). 9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined; Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 3 December 1996. (0352)

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