. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/71
28 November 2001
(01-6071)
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
Ministry of Public Health (No.232) B.E. 2544(2001) Re: Withdrawal of the Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No.14) B.E.2522(1979) (1 page, available in Thai language).
6. Description of content:   The Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.14)
B.E.2522(1979) Re: Prescribing Quality or Standard and Label for Water Left Over from
the Production of Monosodium Glutamate date d 24 August B.E.2522(1979) is withdrawn as
such water is not sold directly to consumers but is used as raw material for other food
products which have already been controlled by specific ministerial notifications regarding
quality or standard.
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.118, Special Part 82 ngor., dated 22 August 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 July 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  23 August 2001
10. Final date for comments:   -G/TBT/N/THA/71
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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:
Food Control Division
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Thanon Tiwanond, Amphoe Muang,Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel:  (66 2) 590-7214
Fax:  (66 2) 591-8476