G/TBT/N/THA/528  
 
30 November 2018   
(18-7582) 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: The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
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:   
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): Fish Sauce 
(HS 2103.90.30, ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft MOPH 
Notification, B.E, entitled "Fish Sauce (No.3)" (1 page(s), in Thai)   
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH notification concerning "Fish Sauce" as follows:  
1. Clause 10(3) of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 203) B.E. 2543 
(2000) entitled "Fish Sauce " dated 19 September 2000 is repealed and shall be replaced 
by the following statements:  
    (3) Fish sauce containing edible salt as an ingred ient and iodine added during 
production process or fish sauce containing iodized salt as an ingredient, shall be declared 
as follows:  
     (3.1) In case of fish sauce containing edible salt as an ingredient and iodine added 
during production process, the t ext of "Iodine……mg/l " or "Use iodine as an ingredient " or 
"Iodine mixed " shall be displayed in a prominent position.  
     (3.2) In case of fish sauce containing iodized salt as an ingredient, one of any following 
texts shall be displayed as follows:  
      i. The text of "Edible salt fortified with iodine…………% " or "Iodine fortified salt……% " 
or "Iodized salt……% " shall be displayed in the main ingredients; or  
      ii. The text of "Use edible salt fortified with iodine " or "Use iodine fortified salt " or 
"Use iodized salt " or "Mixed with edible salt fortified with iodine " or "Mixed with iodine 
fortified salt " or "Mixed with iodized salt " shall be displayed in a prominent position.  
   The producer or importer may specify the type of salt such as "sea salt " or "rock salt " 
with such statements.  
2. This Notification shall come into force on the following date after its publication in the  
Thai Royal Gazette.   G/TBT/N/THA/528  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 203) B.E. 
2543 Re: Fish Sauce dated  19 September 2000 .  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date after being notified in t he Thai Royal 
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:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel.: +(662) 561 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
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