G/SPS/N/THA/245  
 
20 March 2018  
(18-1702) 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): Food Additives (ICS Code(s): 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Ministry of Public Health Notification, No. … B.E.  …. 
(....) entitled  "Food Additives (No.5)" . Language(s): Thai and English.  Number of 
pages: 629 and 678  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/THA/18_1496_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) considered that it was 
appropriate to revise the detail of maximum use levels permitted for food additives:  
Clause 1 – The annex I and annex II of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 
381 B.E. 2559 (2016), Re: Food Add itives (No.4), shall be repealed and replaced with the 
annex I and annex II of this Notification.  
Clause 2 – Clause 5 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 381 B.E. 2559 
(2016), Re: Food Additives (No.4) shall be repealed.  
Clause 3 – Manufacturers or Importers of Foods, which food additive contained in such 
food has been approved prior to this Notification comes into force and the food additive is 
different from the annex of this notification, shall comply with this Notification, as the c ase 
may be, as follows:  
1) The food product that used food additives which the provisions is adopted in B.E. 2559 
(2016) according to the annex I of this Notification shall comply with this Notification 
within 2 years as from the date of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 
381 B.E. 2559 (2016), Re: Food Additives (No.4) comes into force.  
2) The food product that used food additives which the provisions is adopted in B.E. 2561 
(2018) according to the annex I of this Notification shall comply wit h this Notification 
within 2 years as from the date of this Notification comes into force.   
Clause 4 – This notification shall come into force as from the day following 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 
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  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 381 B.E. 2559 (2016), entitled  Food 
Additives (No.4)  (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) : On the date 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) : 19 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  
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