WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/91
22 October 2002
(02-5782)
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 Medical services, 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):   Tobacco, Tobacco
products (HS Chapter 24.02, ICS: 65.160)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No. 7) B.E.2545(2002) Re: Criteria, Procedures and Condition
for Labelling of Cigarettes and the Statement therein issued under Tobacco Product Control
Act, B.E.12535(1992) (2 pages, available in Thai language)
6. Description of content:   Modification of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health
(No.6) B.E.2543(2000) Re: Criteria, Procedures and Condition for Labelling of Cigarettes
and the Statement therein issue under Tobacco Product Control Act, B.E.2535(1992) to
replace and redesign health warnings to picture warnings.
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 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: