Notification of the Ministry of Industry No. … (B.E. 25xx) Issued under the Industrial Product Standards Act B.E. 2511(1968): Amending to Thai Industrial Standard for Steel Bars for Reinforced Concrete: Deformed Bars (Amendment No. 1) (3 pages, in Thai)

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Distribution date: 09 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 08 May 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to amend the Thai Industrial Standard for </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="background:white;font-size:9pt;">Steel Bars for Reinforced Concrete: Deformed Bars (TIS 24-2548(2005))</span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">.<span>&nbsp; </span>The main amendment includes chemical composition (ladle analysis) and tolerances and marking.</span></span></span></span>

Products Covered: Steel bars (HS:7214, ICS: 77.140.60)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Draft Notification of the Committee on Labels No. … (B.E. …): Lead-Containing Paints Required Labelling Control (1 page, in Thai)

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Distribution date: 11 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2015

<p style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-cluster;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:9pt;"><span>The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) </span>has proposed draft Notification of the Committee on Labels No. </span></span><span>…</span><span> (B.E. …): Lead-Containing Paints Required Labelling Control, including definition of paints</span>, label contents and font sizes as follows:</p><ul><li><span><span style="font-face:Times New Roman;">"</span>Paints" mean paint used for exterior or interior of a house or a building</span></li><li><span>Lead-containing paints required labelling control must <span>&nbsp;</span>comply with Clause 1 to </span><span lang="EN-US">Clause</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span>3 of the Notification of the Committee on Labels: Characteristics of Labels Subject to the Labelling Control B.E.</span><span style="font-size:small;font-face:Cordia New;"><span lang="TH" style="font-family:'Cordia New','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;"></span></span><span>2541(1998) dated 23 September B.E. 2541(1998), a</span>nd the label must contain the following information:</li></ul><ol start="1" style="margin-left:30px;"><li><span style="background:white;">The<span>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';">quantity of lead in paints</span></span></span><span> in part per million (ppm)</span></li><li><span>If the quantity of lead is more than 100 ppm, following warning shall be displayed "Lead may harm human brain and </span><span style="background:white;">erythrocyte</span><span>, prohibited from painting house or building"</span></li></ol><ul><li><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">The font must use bold red colour, the size shall not be less than 5 mm with white background and </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;">at </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;">noticeable </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;">position</span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:9pt;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span></span></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-21.3pt;margin-left:37.15pt;text-justify:inter-cluster;tab-stops:37.15pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"></span></p>

Products Covered: Lead-containing paints (HS: 3208, 3209; ICS: 87.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Proposed amendments to the regulation of Food and Drugs Testing Laboratories Assessment

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Distribution date: 12 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 14 April 2015

a. Amend Annex 4. LAQAS (Laboratory Quality Assurance Standards) of the regulation of Food and Drugs Testing Laboratories Assessment to install testing record management system (such as Audit trail for instruments, using laboratory notebook for manual testing, etc). b. Amend the Certificate of Laboratory Testing to minimize fraud possibility. c. Establish requirements of re-operating laboratory after service suspension due to testing ability.

Products Covered: Testing laboratories (food, livestock product, drug, traditional Korean medicinal substance, medical device, cosmetics)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Certification, control and inspection

New Regulation 27B, Food Regulations 1985: Plastic Materials and Articles

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Distribution date: 17 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 16 May 2015

The regulation provides the maximum proportion of release of chemical substances and specific migration limit or total specific migration limit to ensure that plastic materials and articles that are intended to come into contact with food, already in contact with food or which can reasonably be expected to come into contact with food meet with the minimum safety requirements.

Products Covered: All food

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Contaminants

<pre><p>TITLE: Current Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for Combination Products; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Extension of Comment Period</p><p>AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS</p><p>ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period</p><p>SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period by 30 days to 29 April 2015, for the notice entitled "Current Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for Combination Products; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability," that appeared in the Federal Register of 27 January 2015 (80 FR 4280). In that document, FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance for industry and FDA staff and requested comments. The Agency is taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.</p><p>DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the draft guidance. Submit either electronic or written comments by 29 April 2015.</p><p>URLs:</p></pre><p>http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-03-13/html/2015-05674.htm </p><p>http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-03-13/pdf/2015-05674.pdf</p>

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Distribution date: 17 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

Products Covered: Combination products (HS: 3004, 9018.11-90) (ICS: 71.100, 13.020)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

<pre><p>TITLE: Current Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for Combination Products; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability</p><p>AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS</p><p>ACTION: Notice</p><p>SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry and FDA staff entitled "Current Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for Combination Products." The guidance describes and explains the final rule on current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) requirements for combination products, including presenting general considerations for CGMP compliance as well as analysis of hypothetical scenarios.</p><p>DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by 30 March 2015.</p><p>URLs:</p></pre><p>http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-01-27/html/2015-01410.htm </p><p>http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-01-27/pdf/2015-01410.pdf</p>

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Distribution date: 17 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

Products Covered: Combination products (HS: 3004, 9018.11-90) (ICS: 71.100, 13.020)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Packing for Fireworks (9 pages, in Chinese) ;

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Distribution date: 24 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 23 May 2015

<p>This standard applies to the packing of fireworks products other than black powder, pyrotechnic composition as well as the ignition fuse.</p>

Products Covered: Fireworks and firecrackers (HS Code: 36041000)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Fireworks - Display Shell (11 pages, in Chinese)

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Distribution date: 24 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

<span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">This standard specifies the terms and definitions, </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">product </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">classification, </span><span class="longtext1"><span style="background:white;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">technical </span></span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">requirement</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">s</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">, test method</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">s</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">, inspection rule</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">s</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">, </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">and </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">storage and transportation requirements of </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">display shell</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">s</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;">. </span>

Products Covered: Fireworks and firecrackers (HS Code: 36041000)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Labelling of Fireworks (16 pages, in Chinese)

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Distribution date: 24 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

<span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">This </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">S</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">tandard specifies the labelling requirements of<span>&nbsp;</span>fireworks and firecracker products, sales </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">package</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;"> and transportation packing. This </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">S</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">tandard is applicable to the labelling and inspection of fireworks</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;"> and firecracker</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;"> products</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">,</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;"> sales </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">package</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;"> and transportation packing.</span>

Products Covered: Fireworks and firecrackers (HS Code: 36041000)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Labelling

Fireworks - Batteries and Combinations (13 pages, in Chinese)

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Distribution date: 24 March 2015 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

<span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">This </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">S</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">tandard specifies the terms and definitions, classification and categorization, safety and quality requirements, testing methods, inspection rule</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">s</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">, labelling, packing, transport</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">ation </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">and storage of the combinations and batteries of fireworks. This </span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">S</span><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';">tandard is applicable to the production and inspection of the combinations and batteries of fireworks. </span>

Products Covered: Fireworks and firecrackers (HS Code: 36041000)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

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