G/TBT/N/THA/509  
 
24 January 2018  
(18-0573) 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:  
Bureau of Health Promotion  
Department of Health  
Ministry of Public Health  
Tiwanon Road, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand  
Telephone: (+662) 590 4417  
Fax: (+662) 590 4432  
E-mail: milkcode.doh@gmail.com  
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 in dicated 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): Infant and 
young child food (HS Code: 0401, 0402) (ICS: 67.100.10). Milk and cream, not 
concentrated nor containin g added sugar or other sweetening matter. (HS: 0401), Milk and 
cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. (HS: 0402)  
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. 
(HS 0401), Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter. (HS 0402). Milk and processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Ministerial 
notification on g uideline, methods, and conditions of customary giving to health 
professionals (1 page(s), in Thai)   
6. Description of content: Following the Control of Marketing of Infant and Young Child 
Food Act Section 4 (first paragraph), Section 20 (second paragraph), and Sect ion 29, the 
Minister of Public Health, upon the advice of the National Committee for the Control of the 
Marketing of Infant and Young Child Food, announces Guideline, methods, and conditions 
of customary giving to health professionals.   
In summary:   
The pr oducers, importers, sellers, or their representatives, are prohibited to give or offer 
to give gifts, money, incentives, or any other benefits to the health professionals, except in 
the case of customary giving which must follow the following conditions:  
 value in each occasion is no more than 3,000 Thai baht  
 must be similar to practices done to regular people.  G/TBT/N/THA/509  
 
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   must not have any condition of exchange in favour  
 gifts, money, incentives, or any other benefits must not have the name, logo, 
symbols that refers t o the infant food, young child food, and complementary food  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  The International Code of Marketing of Breast -milk Substitutes and 
relevant resolutions adopted by World Health Assembly .  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The day 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:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: (+662) 561 4204  
Fax: (+662) 561 4034  
Email: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th   
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