. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/18
22 October 1999
(99-4604)
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:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Alcoholic beverages (ICS: 67.160.10)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft TIS 39-254X (19XX)
Standard for Distilled Liquors (6 pages, available in Thai language)
5. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) proposes to
withdraw TIS 39-2516 (1973) Alcoholic Beverages,  and establish a new standard series for
Alcoholic Beverages which consists of 3 parts, namely TIS 39-254x (19XX) Distilled
Liquors, TIS XXXX-254X (19XX) Wine, and TIS XXXX-254X (19XX) Beer.  In addition,
TISI proposes to enforce the mentioned three standards as mandatory standards.  This
notification covers TIS 39-254X (19XX) Distilled Liquors which prescribes the followingitems:
(1) Classification
Distilled liquors are classified into 4 classes
- Distilled liquors required characteristic flavour from raw material,
sometime blended to obtain the required colour, odour, flavour, and
alcoholic strength, i.e. vodka, white spirit, sorghum spirit, and others
- Distilled liquors blended to obtain required colour, odour, flavour, and
alcoholic strength, i.e. mixed liquors, special mixed liquors, special blended
liquors, gin, fruit spirit, light rum, cordial or liquor, medicated liquor, and
others
- Distilled liquors obtained by ageing , i.e. whisky, brandy, rum, and others
- Soft spirit or pre-mixed cocktail
(2) Alcoholic strength and chemical requirements
(3) Food additives, i.e. sulphur dioxide, benzoic acid and its salt, sorbic acid
and its salt
(4) Contaminants, i.e. arsenic, lead and copper
(5) Packing(6) Marking and labelling
(7) Sampling and criteria for conformityG/SPS/N/THA/18
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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:           
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 circulation date
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] 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: