WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.333
9July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2857)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THAILAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Food andDrug Administration, Ministry ofPublic Health,
Thailand
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Allalcoholic beverages
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notification of
Ministry ofPublic Health No.177(1997): Labelling ofAlcoholic Beverages (2pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Allalcoholic beverages aresubject todeclaration ofwarning
statement ontheir labels having themeaning of"drinking alcoholic beverages reduces
driving ability". Exception ofthisdeclaration areproducts manufactured orimported to
besamples ornotforsaleorforexport, including products possessed byanyperson
having diplomatic privileges orunder international lawsoragreements.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer protection against vehicle accidents
8. Relevant documents: Food ActB.E.2522 (1979)
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:12July1997
10. Final dateforcomments: -
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: