May 4, 2020
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Thailand | (Draft) Notification of Ministry of Commerce regarding the Import Prohibition of E-waste

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Waste Electronics / Electrical equipments Regulatory

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Title of document
(Draft) Notification of Ministry of Commerce regarding the Import Prohibition of E-waste into the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. …. (1 page(s), in Thai)

Description
The Ministry of Commerce has announced the notification Ministry of Commerce which the import of E-waste into Thailand is prohibited. This notification covers electronic and electrical equipment assemblies including a scarp containing accumulators and other batteries mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses and, PCB-capacitors, not contaminated with Cadmium, Mercury, Lead Polychlorinated Biphenyl as listed in the notification of Ministry of Industry on list of hazardous substances B.E. 2556 (2014): List 5.2 Chemical waste. E-waste import under HS code chapter 84 and 85, only statistic code 899, specified in the annex is prohibited into Thailand.

Notifying member: Thailand

Notification: G/TBT/N/THA/568

Objective tag
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment

Documents

20_3032_00_x.pdf

Agency responsible
Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce

Timing:

Submission: 01/05/2020
Reception: 01/05/2020
Distribution: 04/05/2020
Final date for comments: 03/07/2020
Proposed date of adoption: N/A

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Thailand | (Draft) Notification of Ministry of Commerce regarding the Import Prohibition of E-waste

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