. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/83
19 September 2002
(02-5010)
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:   Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce          
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,  Email:
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):   Albuterol or Salbutamol
(HS Chapter 2922.509), ICS: 71.080.99 (Other organic chemicals)          
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Rule of the Ministry
of Commerce on Criteria, Procedures and Conditions for Importation of Albuterol orSalbutamol B.E.2545(2002) (1 page, available in Thai language)          
6. Description of content:   Applications for importation of Albutarol or sulbutamol into
Thailand shall be submitted together with
(1)  certificates of importation of such products issued by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), Ministry of Public Health, and
(2)  invoice or proforma invoice or other documented evidences demonstrating trade
arrangement.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
(1)  Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:  Government Gazette
(2)  Notification of the Ministry of Comme rce on Importation of Albuterol or Salbutamol
B.E.2545(2002)G/TBT/N/THA/83
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9. Proposed date of adoption:                   29 March 2002
Proposed date of entry into force :         6 April 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:           