./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/72
28 November 2001
(01-6072)
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:           
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):  HS Chapter 1508,
ICS: 67.200.20 (Oilseeds)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No. 233) B.E. 2544(2001) Re: Amendment of the Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No.23) B.E.2522(1979) Re: Prescribing Peanut Oil as
specifically Controlled Food and Prescribing Quality or Standard, Production Method and
Label for Peanut Oil. (2 pages, available in Thai language).
6. Description of content:  A modification of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health
(No.23) B.E.2522(1979) Re: Prescribing Peanut Oil as specifically Controlled Food and
Prescribing Quality or Standard,  Production Method and Label for Peanut Oil. The main
amendments are as follows:
- Good Manufacturing Practice shall be applied for production of peanut
oil.
- The label of peanut oil shall be in accordance with the ministerial
notification regarding labelling and shall contain the statements “naturalpeanut oil” or “processed peanut oil” or “natural peanut oil mixed with …
oil” or “processed peanut oil mixed with … oil”, as the case may be, with
letters not smaller than 5 mm, under trade name, etc.
Licences for food registration or food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this
ministerial notification will be valid for 2 years.
Producers or importers who received licences pr ior to the enforcement of this ministerial
notification must apply for food serial numbe r within one year after this ministerial
notification comes into force. Upon submitting the application, the former labels can still be
valid for not more than 2 years.G/TBT/N/THA/72
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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.118, Special Part 82 ngor., dated 22 August 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 August  2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  23 August  2001          
10. Final date for comments:   -
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