. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/10
26 January 2001
(01-0428)
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:   Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health
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:           
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):   HS Chapter 2103,
ICS: 67.080.20 (Vegetables and derived products)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No…), B.E.2543(2000) Certain Sauces (3 pages, available in
Thai language)
6. Description of content:   The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.42)
B.E.2522(1979) Certain Sauces dated 13 Sept ember B.E.2522(1979) is withdrawn. Good
Manufacturing Practice shall be applied for production of certain sauces.  In addition, thisministerial notification prescribes the following items:
(1)  Classification of sauces pursuant to this ministerial notification:
-   Chilli sauce;-   Tomato sauce;
-   Papaya sauce;
-   Starch sauce or colour-added starch sauce;-   Mixed sauce.
(2)  Quality or standards, i.e. odour, flavour, acidity, total solid content, bacteria,
Escherichia coli , yeast and mould, free from toxic microorganisms, toxin from
microorganisms in the content which may be harmful to health.
(3)  Containers.
(4)  Labelling.
Licenses for food registration or food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this
ministerial notification will be valid for 2 years.G/TBT/N/THA/10
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Producers or importers who received licenses pr ior to the enforcement of this ministerial
notification must apply for licenses within one year after this ministerial notification comes
into force. Upon submitting the application, th e former labels can still be valid for 2 years.
7. Objective and rationale, Including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
Publication in which the Notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 September 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the WTO 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:           