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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/89
11 April 2002
(02-1966)
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 (FDA), 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, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  HS 03.06, ICS:  67.120.30 (Fish and fishery products)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No.250) B.E.2545(2002) Standard for Shrimps and Processed Shrimps (one page,
available in Thai language)
5. Description of content:  This Ministerial notification prescribes as follows:
1. Shrimps and processed shrimps are food subject to prescribed standards.
2. "Processed shrimps" mean products made from shrimps which have been subject to
production process without changes in appearance, e.g. breaded shrimps, cocktail shrimps,
frozen shrimps, boiled shrimps, dried shrimps, etc.
3. Shrimps and processed shrimps must be free from Chloramphenicol and its salts.
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.119, Special Part 119 ngor., dated 15 December 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:  7 March 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  16 March 2002G/SPS/N/THA/89
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11. Final date for comments:  60 days from the circulation date
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:
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: