. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/29
19 January 2001
(01-0291)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying: THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  , Ministry of Public Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  HS Chapter 4821, ICS:  67.040 (Food products in general)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No…), B.E.2543(2000) Food Labelling (5 pages, available in Thai language)
5. Description of content: The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.68)
B.E.2525(1982) Food Labelling dated 29 April 1982 and the Notification of the Ministry
of Public Health (No.95) Food Labelling B.E.2528(1985) dated 30 September 1985 are
withdrawn and replaced by this ministerial notification.  This notification prescribes that
all food products shall be labelled.  The label shall contain information, in Thailanguage, on the name of the food;  food classification number; name and address of a
manufacturer, repacker or importer as the case may be; net content of food in metric
system; essential ingredients in percentage of weight; the statements "preservatives
used", "natural food colour added", "artificial food colour added", "food enhancer used",
"sweetener agents used", "natural flavour added", etc. as the case may be; date, month,
year of manufacture, expiry or date, month, year within which food remains in good
quality. Imported foods may be labelled in English language.
Licences for labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this notification will be valid for
2 years.  Producers or importers of food prior to the enforcement of this notification must
apply for licences within one year after this notification comes into force.  Upon submitting
the application, the former labels can still be valid for 2 years.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           G/SPS/N/THA/29
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Publication in
which the Notification is published when adopted:
-   Government Gazette
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 September 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  60 days from the WTO circulation date
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           