G/TBT/N/THA/436  
 
27 March 2014  
(14-1918)  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 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 :    
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):  Food in 
General (ICS: 67.040). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft MOPH 
Notification, B.E..., entitled "Pre mium Labelling on food label" (2 pages, in Thai).     
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to establish 
the MOPH notification concerning "Premium  labelling on food label" as follows: 
1. Definition; "Premium" means the word that refers to quality and standards which 
are superior to food in the same type; 
2. Food labelled "Premium" on the label must be approved by the Food and Drug 
 Administration (Thai FDA); 
3. Food labelled "Premium" on the label must comply with the following terms and 
 conditions: 
- Quality and standards shall comply with the relevant notification of the
 Ministry of Public Health; 
- Meet the international standards or equivalent on conformity and certified 
 processing system, from raw materials through to the finished product, 
 including traceability; 
- Primary and secondary production shall comply with good practice such as 
 Good Agriculture Practice (GAP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), 
 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), ISO 22000 or  equivalent; 
- Standards, quality or specific characteristic of products shall comply with 
 notification related "Premium" labelling for specific products, otherwise they  shall meet the following requirements: 
a. Organic certification from official government, agency body or agency 
  official approved; 
b. Geographical Indication (GI) registration from the Ministry of 
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  c. Raw material or main ingredients and finished goods are superior to 
 general; 
d. Processing through specific method that makes characteristics of 
 foods superior to general products. 
4. Food operators that use the "Premium" labelling before this notification shall 
 comply with the notification within two years of its entry into force. 
This notification shall come into force the following day after its publication in the 
Government Gazette. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer protection. 
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined.  The day after being notified in the Official 
Gazette. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the da te of circulation. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the 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, (662) 561 4088 E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th  
Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th  
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