Regulatory ESSENTIAL
Thailand - Pressure Equipment

Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the safety requirements of pressure equipment in Thailand, based on the following legislation and information: - Ministerial OHS Regulation relating to Machines, Cranes and Boilers, B.E. 2564 (2021) - Ministerial Regulation on Safety Measures for Heating Boilers, B.E. 2549 (2006) - Ministerial Regulation relating safety of boilers and pressure vessels in factories, B.E. 2549 (2006) - TISI Standards and additional information from the TISI weebpages'

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence) Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Legislation in force for this PCT

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Responsible actors

here you will get textual information Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

here you will get textual information What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses

here you will get textual information Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

here you will get textual information E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

here you will get textual information Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Abbreviations

here you will get textual information Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence) Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?

here you will get textual information [Yes/No]

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

here you will get a image or chart Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Conformance document validity and renewal

here you will get textual information Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing

here you will get textual information e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards

here you will get textual information e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Is in-country testing legally required?

here you will get textual information

Source for standards for conformity assessment

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Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Hints

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

here you will get textual information e. g. product label

Required information on the product and/or packaging

here you will get textual information e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)

here you will get textual information Regulated by the legal provisions

Warnings, symbols

here you will get textual information e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Code, Continent	THA, Asia
Economic Area	ASEAN, APEC and RCEP member
Official Language	The official language is Thai.
Standard Institute	TISI = Thai Industrial Standards Institute www.tisi.go.th/home/en
HS Codemember	Yes - since 1972