G/TBT/N/THA/557  
2 October 2019  
(19-6360) Page: 1/3 
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:  Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB)  
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:   
Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB),  
The Prime Minister Office, Government C omplex, Building B. 5th FL.,  
Chaengwattana Road, Thungsonghong, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Thailand  
Tel: (66 2) 141 3548  
Fax: (66 2) 143 9768  
E-mail: consumer@ocpb.go.th  
Website: http://www.ocpb.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):  Hydrogen -
filled balloon, ricepacked bag, gold jewelry, cutting gems and cutting gems accessories, 
borax, plastic products, gas warm water devices and gas hot water heaters, toothbrush, 
roller play, multi oil, plate ware and melamine ware, matt ress, motorcycle, water cooler, 
stroller, monk gift baskets and offering set, used car, playground equipment, asbestos -
containing products, water dispenser coin operated machine, airsoft gun, containers and 
stainless steel food storage, colors compounds le ad, hand mosquito killer racket electric, 
baby bath tub, fireworks, tablet covered accessories (case) and tablet computer 
containing liquid chemical  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Announcement of the Committee on  Labels on: Criteria, Methods, Conditions or Terms 
about the Labeling Controlled Product and Prescribes Definition are Subject to a Controlled 
Label B.E. … (28 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) has 
proposed a draft announcement of the Committee on Labels on: criteria, methods, 
conditions or terms about the labeling controlled product and prescribes definition are 
subject to a controlled label B. E. .... This announcement covers 27 label -controlled 
products and prescribes the labeling requirements as follows:  
• Labels must specify in messages, picture, design or photo under the suitability, 
as the case may be; but messages that must clearly and must not cause the 
consumers to misunderstand the essential elements concerning goods and must 
displayed in Thai language or Thai language and foreign language attached for 
descript to understand the meaning of picture, design or photo must be clearly 
visible a nd reading.  G/TBT/N/THA/557  
 
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  • Labels must specify in statement, as follows;  
1. Category name or types of the goods  in order that the consumers shall 
correctly understand which indicate what the goods are; in the case of 
product pre -order or imported for sale at The Kingdom o f Thailand, the name 
of the manufacturing country shall be specified.  
2. The name or trade mark of the manufacturing for sale has register in Thailand  
or the Orderer or the Importer for sale at The Kingdom of Thailand, as the 
case may be.  
3. The place of manufac turing for sale or the Orderer or the Importer for sale 
at The Kingdom of Thailand, as the case may be.  
4. Size or dimension or quantity or volume or weight of goods  are important 
material concerning such goods, as the case may be; for benefit to decide 
and n ecessary to use the consumer. Provided that, must specify unit of 
weight and measures with international standards; full name, short name or 
symbol and specify more than one.  
5. Usage ; in order that the consumers shall correctly understand which indicate 
what the goods use.  
6. Recommendation to use  in order that the consumers shall use correctly.  
7. Caution  must specify in case the goods may be injury only for safety of the 
consumer.  
8. Date, month and year of manufacturing ; unless it is order or import in  The 
Kingdom of Thailand but can't specify date of manufacturing shall specify 
only week of manufacturing and year or month of manufacturing also.  
9. Date, month and year of expire  or date, month and year to use before shall 
specify only in case the goods can  be expire to inform the costumer when 
the product has expired.  
10. Price must specify the currency in Thai Baht and may be specify in other 
currency also.  
• The pattern of label shall be of the following descriptions:  
1. A statement on label must be clearly visib le and legible.  
2. The letters on labels, size of letters must be related with the label size and a 
size of letters must not be smaller than 2millimeters, unless an area label is 
less than 35 square centimeters and also a size of letters must not be smaller 
than 1.5 millimeters.  
Article 8 of this announcement states the criteria, methods, conditions added of each 
label-controlled product, for example; baby bath tub which shall specify the following text 
on label;  
- "Warning" shall be specifying "Dangerous, Not  leave your child unattended while 
bathing, Drowning can occur in low water level" and showed symbol with warning 
message.  
- The texts "warning" shall be use letters larger size than other statement and 
different color the product be displayed permanently.  
- Detailed symbol in rectangle forms; width 3 inch X length 4 inch and the message 
"warning" in the square shall be use the bold and larger size than other statement, 
color of frame and texts must contrasts with the background label be displayed 
permanent ly 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/THA/557  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• The Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522 (1979)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days after 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 [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  
Tel: (66 2) 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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