WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/38
12 June 2001
(01-2891)
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: 16, ICS: 67.040)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No….) B.E.2544 (2001) Food Contains Veterinary Drug Residue
(11 pages, available in Thai Language)
6. Description of content:   The maximum residue limits of 29 veterinary drugs expressed in
µg/kg are specified by species of animals, tissues (muscle, liver, kidney, fat, milk, egg).
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
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined          
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the WTO 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:
Food Control Division
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Thanon Tiwanond, Amphoe Muang,
Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel:  +(66 2) 590-7214
Fax:  +(66 2)  591-8476