G/TBT/N/THA/555  
18 September 2019  
(19-5990) 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:  Office of Tobacco Products Control Committee  
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 Tobacco Products Control Committee  
Department of Disease Control, Ministry of  Public Health  
Thailand  
Tel: (662) 590 3852  
Fax: (662) 590 3852  
E-mail: thaiddc.itc@ddc.mail.go.th  
Website: http://btc.ddc.moph.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):  Tobacco 
Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification of 
the Ministry of Public Health Subject: Criteria, Methods and Conditions for Packaging of 
Flavored Tobacco Products B.E. 2562 (2019) by virtue of the Tobacco Products Controls 
Act B.E. 2560 (2017) (7 pag e(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Notification prescribes that any packs or cartons 
of tobacco and flavoured tobacco products manufactured or imported into the kingdom 
must have the following prescribed formats and characteristics without any text, image, 
symbol, mark, tra demark, graphic, designed motif or pattern, or other elements besides 
those prescribed under this Notifications or the excise tax law, e.g.  
• All sides of the outer surface of tobacco or flavoured tobacco pack or carton must 
be dark greenish brown color wit h matt finish (Pantone Opaque Couche – Pantone 
448C), except for the followings:  
(a) Letter and text of a name of brand, variant, manufacturer, and importer of 
tobacco or flavoured tobacco products set forth in Article 3.2 and 3.3;  
(b) Graphic health warni ng label and message of tobacco or flavoured tobacco 
and the Quitline number set forth in Article 5 and 6, etc.  G/TBT/N/THA/555  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Reducing the attractiveness of tobacco products; Eliminating the effects of 
tobacco packaging as a form of advertising and promotion; Addressing package design 
techniques that may suggest that some products are less harmful than others; Increasing 
the not iceability and effectiveness of health warning  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Government Gazette No. 136, Special section 126 D, Dated 17 May 2019  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 May 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 February 2020  
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 (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504  
Fax: (662) 202 3511  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th   
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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