G/SPS/N/THA/255  
 
29 November 2018  
(18-7553) 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: The Office of 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): Prepackaged foods (ICS Code:  67.040)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, t o the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft MOPH Notification, B.E, entitled "The Labeling of 
Prepackaged Foods (No. 3)" . Language(s): Thai. Number of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/THA/18_6141_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH ) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH Notification concerning "The Labeling of Prepackaged Foods" as follows:  
1. The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 244) B.E. 2544 (2001), Re: 
Labelling of Foods Packed Together with Material Intended for Qualit ies Control 
Purpose, dated 26 September, the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health 
(No. 245) B.E. 2544 (2001), Re: Labelling of Foods Containing Aloe Vera, dated 
2 October and the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 255) B.E. 2545 
(2002), Re: Labelling of Foods with Ginkgo biloba  Leaves or Extraction from Ginkgo 
biloba  Leaves, dated 30  May, shall be repealed;  
2. An annex of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 367) B.E. 2557 
(2014), Re: Labeling of Prepackaged Foods dat ed 8 May B.E. 2557 (2014), shall be 
repealed and replaced w ith Annex of this notification;  
3. As (16) in Clause 14 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 367) 
B.E. 2557 (2014), Re: Labeling of Prepackaged Foods dated 8 May B.E. 2557 (2014) 
and the Notification of the Public Health (No. 383) B.E. 2560 (2017), Re: Labeling of 
Prepackaged Foods (No. 2) dated 27 February, the fo llowing message is added: 
"(16) Additional texts advised by the Food Commission with an approval from th e 
Food and Drug  Administration";  
4. 4. This notification shall come into force from the day following date of its publication 
in the Thai Royal 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:  G/SPS/N/THA/255  
 
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  [X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related tex t): CODEX STAN 1 -1985: Labeling of Prepackaged Food  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable:  
1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 367) B.E. 2557 (2014), 
Re: Labeling of Prepackaged Foods dated 8 May  
2) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 383) B.E. 2560 (2017), Re: 
Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (No.2) dat ed 27 February   
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) : On the date after being notified in the Thai Royal 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) : 28 January 2019  
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  
Chatuchak, 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