. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/73
28 November 2001
(01-6075)
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: 1511 ,
ICS: 67.200.20 (Oilseeds)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No.234) B.E. 25 44(2001) Re:  Amendment of the Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No.56) B.E.2524(1981) Re:  Palm Oil (1 page, available in
Thai language).
6. Description of content:   A modification of the Notificati on of Ministry of Public Health
(No.56) B.E.2524(1981) Re : Palm Oil dated 20 January B.E.2524(1981). This notificationprescribes that palm oil is food for which quality or standard is prescribed and Good
Manufacturing Practice shall be applied for production of it.
Licences for food registration or food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this
ministerial notification will be valid for 2 years.
Licences for food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification
will still be valid for not more than 2 years.
Producers or importers who received licences pr ior to the enforcement of this ministerial
notification must apply for food serial numbe r within one year after this ministerial
notification comes into force. Upon submitting the application, the former labels can still bevalid for not more than 2 years.
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 2001G/TBT/N/THA/73
Page 2
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 August 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  23 August 2001
10. Final date for comments:   -
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