. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/63
1 June 2001
(01-2739)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Butter, HS Chapter 0405, ICS : 67.100.20
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No ...) B.E.2544 (2001) Ghee (3 pages, available in Thai language)
5. Description of content:  The Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.32) B.E.2522
(1979) Ghee, dated 13 September 1979, and the Notification of the Ministry of Public
Health (No.53) B.E.2523(1980) Am ending the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health
(No.32) B.E.2522(1979) dated 18 July 1980 are withdrawn.  Good Manufacturing Practice
shall be applied for production of Ghee.  In addition, this ministerial notification prescribesthe following items :
(1) Quality or standards, i.e. butterfat co ntent, acid value, free from preservatives,
pathogenic microorganisms, toxins from microorganisms in an amount that may be
harmful to health;
(2) Containers;
(3) Labelling.
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 licences within one year after this ministerial notification comes
into force.  Upon submitting the application, th e former labels can still be valid for 2 years.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           G/SPS/N/THA/63
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  60 days from the WTO circulation date
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of 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