G/TBT/N/THA/709  
19 July 2023  
(23-4918) 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:   
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
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:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: https://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Cooking 
Paper  (ICS 85.080.90)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Cooking Paper (TIS 3438 -2565 (2022)); (21 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates cooking paper to 
conform with TIS 3438 -2565 (2022).  
This standard specifies type, model, size and capacity, material, chemical migration, 
specifications, packing, marking and labeling, sampling, hygiene requirements an d test 
method for paper, hard paper, and paper containers made of pure fiber or mixing of pure 
fiber with non -coloring synthetic fiber, intended to use in contact with food for filtering 
hot liquid, heating, or cooking under 220 degrees Celsius where there  is a possibility of 
chemical migration into food.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) XXXVI/1. Cooking Papers, Hot Filter Papers, and 
Filter layers as of 01.06.2019  
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) XXXVI/2. Paper and Paperboard for Baking 
Purposes as of 01.06.2019  G/TBT/N/THA/709  
 
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  EN 647:1994 Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - Preparation 
of a hot water extract  
EN 648:2018 Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - 
Determination of the fastness of fluorescent whitened paper and board  
EN 1104: 2018 Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - 
Determination of the transfer of antimicrobial constituents  
EN 12497:2005 Paper and board - Paper and board intended to come into contact with 
foodstuffs - Determination of mercury in an aqueous extract  
EN 12498:2018 Paper and board - Paper and board intended to come into contact with 
foodstuffs - Determination of cadmium and lead in an aqueous extract  
EN 16453:2014 Pulp, paper and paperboard - Determination of phthalates in extracts 
from paper and paperboard  
EN 14338: 2003:E Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - 
Conditions for determination of migration from paper and board using modified 
polyphenylene oxide (MPPO) as a stimulant  
Paper and board used in food contact materials and articles Counc il of Europe EDQM 2021  
Food contact guidelines for the compliance of paper and board materials and articles, 
*Communication from the commission to the european parliament, the council and the 
european economic and social committee - Brussels, 22.11.2018 CO M(2018) 764 - 
https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/32615  
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 435) B.E. 2565 (2022) Issued under th e 
Food Act, B.E. 2522 (1979) on Determination of Quality or Standard of Plastic Containers  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After 180 days following the date of its publication 
in the Government Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Websit e: https://www.tisi.go.th  
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