G/SPS/N/THA/586  
 
18 October 2022  
(22-7836) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Natural mineral water (HS code: 22.01; ICS code: 67.160.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification, 
No. … B.E. .... issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 entitled "Natural Mineral Water"  
and the summary of the description of content . Language(s):  Thai and English . Number 
of pages:  3 and 3, respectively  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments /2022/SPS/THA/22_6981_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/THA/22_6981_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In order to comply with the maximum level of certain 
contaminants provided in the Standard for Natural Mineral Waters (CODEX STAN 108 -1981 
which has been amend ed since 2019, the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health 
(No. 199) B.E. 2543 (2000) should be amended , which is summarized in the attachment in 
item 5 of this Notification.  
7. 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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Standard for Natural Mineral Waters 
(CODEX  STAN  108-1981) and Code of Hygienic Practice for Collecting, Processing 
and Marketing of Natural Mineral Waters (CXC 33 -1985)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevan t international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/THA/586  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 180 days after the date of its publicatio n in the Government Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900; Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4204  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites:  http://www.acfs.go.th  
 http://www.spsthailand.net/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites:  http://www.acfs.go.th  
 http://www.spsthailand.net/