G/TBT/N/THA/507  
 
24 January 2018  
(18-0571) 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:  
Bureau of Health Promotion  
Department of Health  
Ministry of Public Health  
Tiwanon Road, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand  
Telephone: (+662) 590 4417  
Fax: (+662) 590 4432  
E-mail: milkcode.doh@gmail.com  
Name and address (including telephone 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): Infant and 
young child food (HS Code: 0401, 0402) (ICS: 67.100.10). Milk and cream, not 
concentrated nor containin g added sugar or other sweetening matter. (HS: 0401) , Milk and 
cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. (HS: 0402)  
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. 
(HS 0401), Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter. (HS 0402). Milk and processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Ministerial 
notification on the guidance, methods, conditions, and details regarding the development 
of information and dissemination channels of information on infant food. (3 page(s), in 
Thai)  
6. Description of content: Following the Control of Marketing of Infant and Young Child 
Food Act Sect ion 4 (first paragraph), Section 16 (second and third paragraph), the Minister 
of Public Health, upon the advice of the National Committee for the Control of the 
Marketing of Infant and Young Child Food, announces the guidance, methods, conditions, 
and det ails regarding the development of information and dissemination channels of 
information on infant food.   
1) In developing information on infant food, the producers, importers, sellers, or their 
representatives, must include the following information:  
 Numb er of unit (can/box) of infant food needed per month, in case that infant is 
exclusively formula -fed. The calculation should based on the average amount of 
infant formula needed for infant 0 -3 months (2.7 kg of infant formula) and for 
infant 4 -6 months (4. 5 kg of infant formula)  G/TBT/N/THA/507  
 
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   Estimate monthly cost of infant food needed per month, based on the number 
of unit needed x the retail price  
The example of statement is given.  
2) The producers, importers, sellers, or their representatives, must include the warning 
regarding the preparation and use of infant food, including:  
 Storing the infant food  
 Cleaning of bottles and teats  
 Boiling water for mixing the infant formula  
 Discarding  leftover infant formula  
3) Information about infant food that are produced by producers, importers, sellers, or 
their representatives can only be disseminated as document at the point of sale only  
4) In case pregnant women, mothers, family members of infa nt and young children 
request for information to the producers, importers, sellers, or their representatives, 
the following guideline must be applied:  
 Only present the information requested to the requester  
 Do not use any incentive in the attempt to get th em to contact the producers, 
importers, sellers, or representative, to receive information or in exchange for 
their personal information  
 Do not market, promote, or imply connections to infant food when providing 
information  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  The International Code of Marketing of Breast -milk Substitutes and 
relevant resolutions adopted by World Health Assembly   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The day after the date of its publication in the 
Government Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy  
50 Phaholyothin Road, La dyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: (+662) 561 4204  
Fax: (+662) 561 4034  
Email: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
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