. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/92
22 October 2002
(02-5783)
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):   Food products in general
(HS Chapter 48.21, ICS: 67.040)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No. 252) B.E.25 45(2002) Labelling (No.2) (1 page, available in
Thai language)
6. Description of content:
Clauses 3(5) and 5 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 194)
B.E.2543(2000) Labelling dated 19 September B.E.2543(2000) is withdrawn and replaced
by the following statements:
"(5) Main ingredients in approximate weight in descending order except:
(a) foods which have the whole area for labelling less than 35 cm2, however, 
there must be statements of main ingredients on the package of such food, 
or
(b) foods which have only one main ingredient excluding food additives, 
flavouring agent, food enhancers or food colour as constituents."
"Clause 5 Labels of foods which are not directly sold to consumers and are not foods
subject to label according to clause 3 or 4 sh all display information in Thai, with exception
of imported food which may display in English, and at least shall contain the followingstatements:
(1) Name and type of kind of food;G/TBT/N/THA/92
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(2) Food serial number (if any);
(3) Net content of food in metric system;
(4) Name and address of manufacturer or repacker for locally produced food, 
name and address of importer and country of origin for imported food, as 
the case may be.  As for locally produced food, the label may display name and address of head office of the manufacturer or repacker."
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 Pu blic Health (No.194) B.E.2543 (2000)  Labelling
2)  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:           