. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/30
19 January 2001
(01-0289)
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 8438, ICS:  67.020 (Process in the food industry)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No…), B.E.2543(2000)   Production Methods, Tools and Equipment used in the
Production and Storage of Food (7 pages, available in Thai language)
5. Description of content: Certain types  of food are required to be processed in
accordance with specified production methods, tools and equipment used in the
production and storage process. Good Manufacturing Practices for General Hygiene,
which covers the following items, shall be applied:
(1) Premises and production buildings
(2) Tools, machinery and equipment used in the production process
(3) Processing control
(4) Sanitation
(5) Maintenance and cleaning
(6) Personnel and personnel hygiene
Manufacturers shall comply with these arrangements.  Importers shall provide
certificates of satisfaction of these arrangements or with a level not lower than these
arrangements.
Those who received licences for food production or food registration or food labelling prior
to the enforcement of this ministerial notification, which do not comply with this ministerial
notification, shall provide for improvement or certificates, as the case may be, within2 years from the date of entry into force.
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/30
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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:           