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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/THA/213 
11 January 2013 
 (13-0147) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Ice cream (HS Code:  2105, ICS Code:  67.100.40) 
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 notification of the Ministry of Public Health entitled 
"Ice cream (No. 3)"  Language(s):  Thai  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/THA/13_0127_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The MOPH deems it necessary to modify the MOPH notification 
(No. 222) B.E. 2544 (2001) entitled "Ice crea m", adapted measure of Food Control from 
Food registration to Food record accordingly.   
(1) The Item 2 shall be repealed and replaced as follows:  
"Item 2 Ice cream is prescribed f ood to have qualities or standards." 
(2) Manufacturers and importers of ice cream who have received Food Registration or 
Food Labelling which were issued prior to the date this notification comes into force, 
shall continue to use the received Food Se rial Number, as if it was recorded in 
accordance with this notification. 
(3) This draft notification shall come into force after 180 days following the 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 other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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)    G/SPS/N/THA/213 
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  [ ] 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:  The MOPH 
Notification (No. 222) B.E. 2544 (2001) (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) :  180 days 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) :  12 March 2013 
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 Comm odity 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  
13. Texts 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, (662) 561 4088 E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th