WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/82
19 September 2002
(02-4997)
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:   Notification of the
Ministry of Commerce on Importation of Albut erol or Salbutamol B.E.2545(2002) (1 page,
available in Thai language)          
6. Description of content:   This ministerial notification prescribes that Albuterol or
Salbutamol and its salts are goods subject to import licensing.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
Government Gazette, Vol.119, Special Part 33 ngor., dated 5 April 2002
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:           