. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/93
22 October 2002
(02-5785)
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:  Thai Industrial
Standards Institute (TISI), Tel: (66 2) 2023512  Fax: (66 2) 2478734, E-mail:
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):   Food products in general
(HS Chapter 21.06, ICS: 67.040)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No. 253) B. E.2545(2002) Food in Sealed Container (No.3)
(1 page, available in Thai language)
6. Description of content:
Clauses 10 of the Notification of the Ministry  of Public Health (No. 144) B.E.2535(1992)
Food in Sealed Container dated 2 July B.E.2535(1992) is withdrawn and replaced by the
following statement:
"Clause 10 Labelling of food in sealed container shall be in accordance with the
Notification of Ministry of Public Health regarding labelling.  The label of fruit cocktail and
fruit salad in sealed container are exempted from being in accordance with clause 3(5) of
the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.194) B.E.2543(2000) Labelling dated19 September B.E.2543(2000) amended by the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health
(No.252) B.E.2545(2002) Labelling (No.2) dated 30 May B.E.2545(2002), however only
main ingredients, shall be displayed without stating the amount in percentage of weight.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.144) B.E.2535 (1992)  Food 
in Sealed Container.G/TBT/N/THA/93
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2) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.194) B.E.2543 (2000) 
Labelling
3) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.252) B.E.2545 (2002) 
Labelling (No.2)
4) Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette, Vol-.119, Special Part 54 ngor., dated 18 June 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 May 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  19 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:           