WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/84
19 September 2002
(02-5009)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce          
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Thai Industrial
Standards Institute (TISI), Tel: (66 2) 2023512  Fax: (66 2) 2478734,  Email:
thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@tisi.go.th, website address:  www.tisi.go.th
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):    Caffeine and its salts
(HS Chapter: 2939.30, ICS: 67.140.20), Medicaments containing alkaloids or derivatives
thereof but not containing hormones or other products of heading No. 29.37 or antibiotics
(HS Chapter 3003.40)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
Ministry of Commerce on Exportation and Im portation of Caffeine B.E. 2545(2002)
(1 page, available in Thai language)
6. Description of content:    This ministerial notification prescribes that Caffeine and its salts,
particularly those which are pharmaceutical products or medicaments containing alkaloids
or derivatives thereof, are goods subject to import licensing and export approval.  Caffeine
derivatives and medicaments which are approved for importation and registration by the
Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health are excluded.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
Government Gazette, Vol.119, Special Part 58, dated 28 June 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption :                   25 June 2002
Proposed date of entry into force :         29 June 2002
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the circulation date
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           