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    Notification of the Ministry of Public Health  
    Re : Criteria, Procedures, Conditions  
For displaying statements about da ngers and hazards of consuming tobacco products on cigarette 
label pursuant to Tobacco Product Control Act B.E. 2535 (A.D. 1992)  
(No.18) B.E. 2558 (A.D.2015)  
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 By virtue of the provisions of Sectio n 12 of Tobacco Product Control Act B.E. 2535 
(A.D.1992) the Ministry of Public Health hereby issues a notification as follows:  
 Clause 1 Repeal the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health. Re: C riteria, Procedures, 
Conditions for displaying statements about toxic or carcinogenic substances on labels of cigarettes 
pursuant to Tobacco Product Control Act B.E.2535 (A.D. 1992) (No. 16) B.E. 2554 (A.D.2011) as of  
May 23, 2554 (A.D. 2011)  
 Clause 2 Ci garette which is manufactured in or imported to the Kingdom shall be provided 
label revealing statement about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco products in 10 assorted 
types by printed label with statement about dangers and hazards of consuming toba cco products in 
a ratio of 1 type to 5,000 cigarette packs or containers and in ratio of 1 type to 500 boxes or 
packages or cartons as the case maybe.  
 All these 10 type labels reveal statement about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco 
products are illustrated the templates attached to the end of this Notification. The templates of 10 
type labels reveal statement about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco products are as 
follow.  
  Type 1  Rat Poisons present in cigarette smoke.  
  Type 2   Nicotine i n cigarette  use pesticides.  
  Type 3  More than 250 types of Toxic Substance are in cigarette smoke.  
  Type 4   Medicines Embalming present in cigarette smoke.  
  Type 5   Want to quit must no smoking in the house.  
  Type 6   To be tuberculosis is easy if smok ing. 
  Type 7   Smoking in the house hurt families.  
  Type 8   Smoking causes liver cancer.  
  Type 9   140 people a day, Thais die from smoking.  
  Type 10  Children imitate their parents smoke.  
 On printing statements revealing about dangers and hazards of con suming tobacco 
products , cigarette manufacturers or importers shall print them from template which is originated 
from department of Disease Control, Minister of Public Health only. The font size and position must 
be the same as the templates attached to la bel the end of this Notification.  
 
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Statement in Paragraph one, Paragraph two and Paragraph three shall not be enforced to 
use with cle ar, no color material for wrapping cigarette pack, container, box, paper wrap and carton 
which is able to be clearly seen statement revealing about dangers and hazards of consuming 
tobacco products on label of cigarette pack, container, box, paper wrap and  carton.  
 Clause 3 Cigarette manufacturer or importer shall provide label which reveal statements 
about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco products according to Clause 2 on cigarette 
pack, container, box, paper wrap and carton as follows:  
 (1) On b oth sides which are medium size area of cigarette pack or containers and shall not 
have less than 60% of the area on each side.  
 Label which reveals statement about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco products  
on the side of cigarette pack or containe r with maximum area side between 42 – 50 square 
centimeters, shal l be provided in Thai Font with  black color on the yellow background, approximate 
size 2 x 5.2 centimeters.  
 (2) On both sides which are medium size area of cigarette box or paper wrap or ca rton and 
must not have less than 60% of the area on each side.  
 Label which reveal statement about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco products on 
the side of cigarette box, paper wrap and carton which maximum area side between 235 – 240 
square centim eters and minimum area side between 117 – 120 square centimeters, shall be 
provided in Thai Font with black color on the yellow background, approximate size 4.5 x 16.2 
centimeters.  
 (3) In case that cigarette pack or container size is more or less than the  size in (1); or in case 
that cigarette box or paper wrap or carton size is more or less than the size in (2), there shall be 
decreased or increased size of label which reveal statements about dangers and hazards of 
consuming tobacco products according to width and length proportion of cigarette pack or container 
or box or paper wrap or carton as the case maybe.  
 Clause 4 In case that cigarette pack or container is not rectangular shape, there  shall be 
provided label that reveal statements about dangers and  hazards of consuming tobacco products 
according to Clause 2 on both sides. Each side shall be not less than 10% of all cigarette pack or 
container area and in obviously noticeable position in the opposite side. Normally, there shall be 
shown at the bottom  of cigarette pack or container which not rectangular shape.  
 In case that cigarette box or paper wrap or carton is not rectangular shape, there shall be 
provided label that reveal statements about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco products 
accordin g to Clause 2 on both sides. Each side shall not less than 10% of cigarette box  
 
 
 
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or paper wrap or carton area and in obviously noticea ble position in the opposite side. Nomally, 
there shall be shown at the bottom of cigarette pack or paper wrap or carton which is not 
rectangular shape.  
 Clause 5 This Notification shall not enforce to cigarette which is manufactured in or imported 
to the Kingdom as follows.  
 (1) Cigarette which is manufactured or imported for distribution outside the Kingdom or 
imported to use as a sample for testing, analysis or research with particulars of manufacture or 
import being clearly stated for such purpose.  
 (2) Cigarette which is carried with traveler upon the indulgent amount to carry without 
permission from authority according to The Excise Department Notification for consumption purpose 
only.  
 Clause 6 Cigarette which is manufactured or imported for distribut ion inside the Kingdom 
before this Notification is effective, shall be exempt from the display of label under this Notification 
but this shall not exceed ninety days from the effective date of this Notification.  
 Clause 7 In case of problems arising from t he execution of this Notification, it shall be finally 
settled and decided by the Director -General of the Department of Disease Control.  
 Clause 8 This Notification shall become effective after one hundred and eighty days overdue 
subsequent to the day of i ts publication in Government Gazette.  
 
      Notified on this 26th day of March, B.E.2558 (A.D. 2015)  
                  Professor Ratchata Ratchatanavin  
               Minister  of Public Health   
             
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The te mplates of 10 type labels reveal statement about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco 
products attached to the end of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health. Re: Criteria, 
procedures, Conditions for displaying statements about dangers and ha zards of consuming tobacco 
products on cigarette label pursuant to Tobacco Product Control Act. B.E.2535 (A.D. 1992) (No.18) 
B.E.2558 (A.D.2015)  
 1. Use with cigarette pack or containers.  
   Type 1       Type 2  
 
   
 
 
Type 3       Type 4  
 
   
 
 
Type 5       Type 6  
 
 
 
 
Type 7       Type 8  
 
 
 
 
Type 9       Type 10  
 
 
 
 Rat Poisons  
present in cigarette smoke  Nicotine in Cigarette  
use Pesticides  
More than 250 types  of 
Toxic Substance  are 
in cigarette smoke  Medicines Embalming    
present in cigarette smoke  
Want to quit must                     
No smoking in the     
House  To be Tuberculosis  
is easy if smoking  
Smoking in the H ouse                 
Hurt families  Smoking causes              
Liver cancer  
 
140 people a day,  
Thais die from smoking  Children I mitate  
their Parents S moke  -2- 
 2. Use with cigarette box or paper wrap or carton.  
      Type 1  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type 2   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type 3  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rat Poisons  
present in cigarette smoke  
Nicotine in Cigarette  use 
Pesticides  
 
More than 250 types of  
Toxic Substance  
are in cigarette smoke  
 -3- 
Type 4  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type 5  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type 6  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type 7  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Medicines Embalming  
present in cigarette smoke  
 
Want to quit must                                                      
No smoking in the 
House  
 To be Tuberculosis  
is easy if smoking  
 
Smoking in the H ouse               
 Hurt Families  
 -4- 
Type 8  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type 9  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type 10  
 
 Smoking causes                           
Liver cancer  
 
140 people a day ,  
Thais die from smoking  
 
Children Imitate  
their Parents Smoke