. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/90
21 October 2002
(02-5737)
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:   Thai Industrial
Standards Institute (TISI), Tel: (66 2) 2023512  Fax: (66 2) 2478734, E-mail:
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):   Ice cream and ice
confectionery (HS Chapter 21.05, ICS: 67.100.40)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No. 257) B.E.25 45(2002) Ice Cream (No.2) (1 page, available in
Thai language)
6. Description of content:
Clause 10 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.222) B.E. 2544(2001) Ice
Cream dated 24 July B.E.2544(2001) is withdr awn and replaced by the following statement:
          "Clause 10 Labelling of ice cream shall be in accordance with the Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health regarding labelling.  In case of label which is attached/sticked,
affixed or displayed on ice cream container for one consumption unit, the statement
according to clause 3(11) of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.194)
B.E.2453(2000) Labelling dated 19 September B.E.2543(2000) shall be displayed, on thelabel or on the package of the ice cream container."
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.194) B.E.2543(2000) Labelling
2) The Notification of the Ministry of Pu blic Health (No.222) B.E.2544(2001) Ice CreamG/TBT/N/THA/90
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3) Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette, Vol.119, Special Part 54 ngor., dated 18 June 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 May 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  19 June 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:           