. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/119 
30 November 2004 
 (04-5193) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Cow's milk (ICS 67.100) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Notification of the 
Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) N°. 282, B. E. 2547 (2004), entitled "Cow's milk (No. 2)" 
(1 page in Thai) 
6. Description of content:  Notification of MOPH No. 265,  B.E. 2545 (2002) dated 19 
December B.E. 2545 (2002) is amended and supers eded by this notific ation as follows: 
1)  Item 3 amended as "Milk (fresh) means Milk direct from dairy cattle". 2)  "Raw milk" to be amended as "cow's milk". 
3)  Item 11(1) amended as "P asteurization means the heat tr eatments for inactivation of 
microbials to the safety level and inhibition of phosphatase enzyme at either one of these 
parameters". 
(1)  63°C or above at least 30 min. and lower down to 5°C or below at once;  or (2)  72°C or above at least 15 sec. and lo wer down to 5°C or below at once;  or 
(3)  any other equivalent parameters to the above. 
(4)  Item 24(1) (1.1) (1.1.1) amended as full cream cow's milk being processed at not above 
80°C and retained the most quality of cow milk is eligible to be labeled as "Pasteurized Fresh 
Milk". 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Not available 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   30 August 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   the day after being notified in the National Gazette. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after notification date to WTO Members. 
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:    
National Bureau of Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 
Thailand 
Tel:  (662) 629 8970 Fax:  (662) 629 8978 Website:  www.acfs.go.th E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
National Bureau of Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 Thailand Tel:  (662) 629 8970 
Fax:  (662) 629 8978 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th