G/TBT/N/THA/556  
18 September 2019  
(19-5991) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Office of Tobacco Products Control Committee  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Office of Tobacco Products Control Committee  
Department of Disease Control, Ministry of  Public Health  
Thailand  
Tel: (662) 590 3852  
Fax: (662) 590 3852  
E-mail: thaiddc.itc@ddc.mail.go.th  
Website: http://btc.ddc.moph.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 
Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification of 
the Ministry of Public Health Subject: Criteria, Methods and Conditions for Information 
Submission by Manufacturers or Importers Engaging in Sale of Cigarette Tobacco Products 
in the Kingdom B.E. 2562 ( 2019) by virtue of the Tobacco Products Controls Act B.E. 2560 
(2017) (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Tobacco product manufacturers or importers shall prepare and 
submit information related to cigarette tobacco products manufactured or imported for 
sale in the kingdom to the National Tobacco Products Control Board as follows:  
(a) Information about product ion or import amounts  
(b) Marketing expenses  
(c) Revenue  
(d) Expenses arising from the implementation of activities under Section 35 of the 
Tobacco Products Control Act 2017  
(e) Annual report of juristic person  
(f) Balance sheet approved by a certified pub lic accountant  G/TBT/N/THA/556  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Require disclosure of information by the tobacco industry to promote 
transparency; Denormalise and regulate activities described by the industry as "socially 
responsible" and expose the real intent – such as making the industry seem benevolent 
towards the  population – behind these activities  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Government Gazette No. 136, Special section 126 D, Dated 17 May 2019  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 May 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  16 May 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority,  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504  
Fax: (662) 202 3511  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th   
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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