G/SPS/N/THA/246  
 
23 March 2018  
(18-1787) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Cow's Milk (ICS Code: 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to th e extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Ministry of Public Health Notification, B.E. … 
entitled "Cow's Milk  (No. 2)". Language(s): Thai. Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/THA/18_1624_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Thai FDA proposes the Draft Notification of MOPH B.E . … 
entitle d "Cow's Milk (No.2)" to amend and supersede item 7(13) of the MOPH Notification 
No. 350, B.E. 2556 (2013)  entitle d "Cow's Milk" dated 24 July 2013 as follows:  
1. Item 7(13) Coliform bacterial shall be detected not more than 10 in 1ml of pasteurized 
cow's milk at manufacturing factory;  
2. This draft notification shall come into force after 180 days following the date of its 
publication in the Government Gazette.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/THA/246  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The 
Ministry of Public Health  Notification No. 350 B.E. 2556 (2013) entitled "Cow's Milk " dated 
24 July 2013  is available at:  
http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PD F/2556/E/087/61.PDF  (available in Thai)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/ yy): 180 days after being notified in the Official Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 May 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuch ak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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