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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/110 
18 February 2004 
 (04-0691) 
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):  Fish and fishery products (HS 0302- 0307, 1603-1605/ICS 67.120.30) and other 
food products (ICS 67.040) 
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:   The Notification of The 
Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) No. 273 dated 8 July 2003 entitled "Food Standards 
regarding Contaminants" (No. 2) 
6. Description of content:  It is deemed necessary for MOPH to revise the food standard 
regarding the contamination of arsenic substan ces as follows: 
The provision on arsenic substances under Arti cle 4(1)(e) of the MOPH's Notification No. 98 
dated 21 January 1986 is revised as  "(e) the contamination of I norganic Arsenic in fish and 
fishery products shall be limited at 2 mg./kg. and of Total Arsenic in other food products 
shall be limited at 2 mg./kg. of food". 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
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:  The Official Gazette 
Volume 120, special chapter 77 ng. dated 16 July 2003 (one page, available in Thai) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   - 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   17 July 2003 G/SPS/N/THA/110 
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 12. Final date for comments:   
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 Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards Policy 
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, 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 Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand 
Tel: (662) 629 8970 
Fax: (662) 629 8978 Website: www.acfs.go.th E-mail: sps@acfs.go.th