. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/111
2 July 2003
(03-3542)
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:  The Office of Food and Dr ug Administration (Thai FDA)
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:   National Enquiry
Point
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):   Dairy Products
5.Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Ministry of
Public Health Notification No. 265 dated 19 December 2002 entitled "cow's milk"
(13 pages, available in Thai)
6. Description of content:  As deemed necessary to revise the provisions on cow's milk, the
Minister of Public Health is authorized to notify the public that:
(i) The Ministry of Public Health Noti fications No.26 (1979)' No.149 (1993) and No.218
(2001) were repealed.
(ii) the cow's milk products are determined as specific-controlled-foods,
(iii) cow's milk products are heat treated raw milk, milk powder, condensed milk,
recombined milk, and filled milk,
(iv) other food nutrients may be added up to cow's milk products provided the provisions on
the augmentation of food nutrients must be fully observed,
(v) the heat treatments; standards and qualities; storages and shelf life; requirements for
each particular cow's milk product are also provided for,
(vi) the instruction for food additives is attached to this notification,
(vii) labelling for cow's milk products must be complied with the provisions on food
labeling as well as particular labeling provided by this notification,
(viii) the producer or importer of cow's milk products for sale must comply with the
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(ix) the packaging for cow's milk products must be complied with the provisions on food
packaging, and
(x) those who acquired the approval for registered food recipes and labeling before this
measure in effect must apply for corrections  in compliance with the provisions under this
notification within 180 days after it comes into force.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection for consumer
8. Relevant documents:  The official gazette, vol.120, special chapter 4d dated
10 January 2003 (11 pages, available in Thai)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  -
Proposed date of entry into force:  11 January 2003
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:
National Bureau of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)
Division of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards Policy
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200,
THAILAND
Tel: (662) 629-8970
Fax: (662) 629-8978Website: www.acfs.go.th
E-mail: acfspol@acfs.go.th