. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/72
5 October 2001
(01-4822)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug  Administration (F DA), Ministry of Public Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Milk and milk products in general:  HS Chapter 0401,ICS:  67.100.01
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No. 218) B.E.2544(2001) Re:  Prescribing Cow Milk to be Special Control Food
and Prescribes Quality or Standard and Pro duction Method (No.3) (1 page, available in Thai
language).
5. Description of content:  The provision of Clause 7(4) of the Notification of the Ministry of
Public Health (No. 26) B.E.2522(1979) Re:  Pr escribing Cow Milk to be Special Control
Food and Prescribes Quality or Standard and Production Method dated 13 September B.E.2552(1979) is withdrawn.  The Ministerial Notification prescribes that fresh milk shall
contain milk solid non-fat not less than 8.25 per cent by weight and milk fat not less than
3.2 per cent by weight for fresh milk without separation or addition of any substance.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[    ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Publication in which
the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette, Vol. 118, Special Part 54 ngor, dated 13 June 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 June 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  14 June 2001
11. Final date for comments:  -
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           G/SPS/N/THA/72
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Food Control Division
Food and Drug  Administration (FDA)
Thanon Tiwanond, Amphoe MuangNonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel:  (66 2) 590-7214
Fax:  (66 2) 591-8476