G/TBT/N/THA/457  
 
6 May 2015  
(15-2414)  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: 
Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health 
Bureau of Cosmetics and Hazardous Substances Control 
Tiwanon Road, Nontaburi 11000, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 590-7298 
Fax: (66 2) 591-8483 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 : 
Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority 
Thai Industrial Standards Institute Ministry of Industry 
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523 
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041 E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.go.th   
Website: http://www.tisi.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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Protection against 
dangerous goods (ICS: 13.300) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Notification of 
Ministry of Public Health on the Hazardous Substances Label under the responsibility of Thai 
Food and Drug Administration B.E. … (4 pages, in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  
 The label of hazardous substances under th e responsibility of Thai Food and Drug 
Administration should have the GHS hazard pictograms, signal words and hazard statement complying with the Notification of Ministry of Public Health on the 
Hazard Classification and Communication System under the responsibility of Thai 
Food and Drug Administration B.E. 2558 (2015) located together on itself.  
 Active ingredient name appearing on the label must be in Thai and English 
languages related to the Notification of Mi nistry of Industry on List of Hazardous 
Substances B.E. 2556 (2013). 
 Adapting other previous requirements on the label to conform to the current 
situation. G/TBT/N/THA/457 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
According to the Notification of Ministry of Pu blic Health on the Hazard Classification and 
Communication System under the responsibility of Thai Food and Drug Administration B.E. 
2558 (2015), Thai Food and Drug Administration has already implemented the GHS as a 
regulation into the hazardous substances used in household or public health products. H o w e v e r ,  t h e  N o t i f i c a t i o n  o f  M i n i s t r y  o f  P u b l i c  H e a l t h  o n  L a b e l  a n d  H a z a r d  C a t e g o r y  o f  
Hazardous substances under the responsibility of Thai Food and Drug Administration B.E. 
2538 (1995) and the Notification of Ministry of Public Health on Label and Hazard Category 
of Hazardous substances under the responsibility of Thai Food and Drug Administration 
(No. 2) B.E. 2549 (2006) which are currently used do not complying with the GHS, for 
example:  
 The criteria in acute toxicity classification were based on WHO traditional 
classification of pesticides by hazard (Before the present revision, 2009) which is 
different from the GHS. 
 The symbol and word or phrase given on the label differs from the GHS. 
Therefore, Thai Food and Drug Administration , Ministry of Public Health will issue the 
Notification of Ministry of Public Health on the Hazardous Substances Label under the 
responsibility of Thai Food and Drug Administra tion B.E. ... with regard to the Notification 
on the Hazard Classification and Communication System under the responsibility of Thai 
Food and Drug Administration B.E. 2558 (2015). 
8. Relevant documents:  
 The Hazardous Substances Act B.E. 2535 (1992) 
 The Notification of Ministry of Public Health on the Hazard Classification and 
Communication System under the responsibility of Thai Food and Drug Administration B.E. 2558 (2015) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 15 July 2015 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority 
Thai Industrial Standards Institute 
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041 E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.go.th   
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