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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.328
16November 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3566)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THAILAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofPublic Health (MOPH)
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cigarettes
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Royal Command: Tobacco
Product Control ActB.E.2535 Section 11.Tobacco Product Which MaybeSoldShall
Have Component According toaStandard Prescribed inaMinisterial Regulation
6. Description ofcontent: Theproducer orimporter ofthetobacco product shallhavethe
duty tonotify composition oftobacco product toMOPH according tothecriteria,
procedures andconditions prescribed under theMinisterial Regulation.
7. Objective andrationale: Toprotect Thaipeople from health hazards
8. Relevant documents:
1. Royal Command: Non-Smokers Health Protection ActB.E.2535 (1992)
2. Royal Command: Tobacco Product Control ActB.E.2535 (1992)
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Institute ofTobacco Consumption Control
Department ofMedical Service
Ministry ofPublic Health
Tiwanont Rd.
Nonthaburi 11000 Fax: 66-02-5918269