G/TBT/N/THA/604  
31 March 2021  
(21-2702) 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) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Paper for 
food contact (ICS: 55.040, 85.080.90, 85.080.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Paper for f ood contact (TIS 2948 -2562(2019)) (19 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates paper for food contact 
to conform with the standard for Paper for food contact (TIS 2948 -2562(2019)).  
This standard specifies safe ty requirements of paper, board and paper container without 
colour in paper pulp intended for general food and hot fills of foods both direct and indirect 
food contact that has the potential migration of substances into the food.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) XXXVI. Paper and board fo r food 
contact as of 01.07.2015  
• Industry Guideline for the Compliance of Paper & Board Materials and Articles 
for Food Contact Issue 2 September 2012  
• EN 648:2006 Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs – 
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  • EN 1104:2005 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 w ith foodstuffs – Determination of mercury in an aqueous extract  
• EN 12498:2005 Paper and board – Paper and board intended to come into 
contact with foodstuffs – Determination of cadmium and lead in an aqueous 
extract  
• EN16453:2014 – Pulp, paper and paperboard – Determination of phthalates in 
extracts from paper and paperboard  
• ISO 14362 -1:2017 Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic 
amines derived from azo colorants – Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants accessible with and w ithout extracting the fibres  
• CEN/TS 13130 -13:2005 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs – 
Plastics substances subject to limitation – Part 13: Determination of 2 ,2 - bis(4-
hydroxyphenyl)propane (Bisphenol A) in food simulants  
• The BIOSAFEPAPER project for in vitro toxicity assessments: Preparation, 
detailed chemical characterisation and testing of extracts from paper and board 
samples. Food and Chemical Toxicology 46 (2008)  
• Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.295) B.E. (2005) Re: Q ualities or 
standard for container made from plastic  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  11 May 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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