G/SPS/N/THA/258  
 
29 November 2018  
(18-7562) 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: The Office of 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): Fish sauce (HS Code: 2103.90.30, ICS Code: 67.040)  
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 MOPH Notification, B.E, entitled "Fish Sauce 
(No.3)" . Language(s): Thai. Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/THA/18_6144_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH notification concerning "Fish Sauce" as follows:  
1. Clause 10(3) of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 203) B.E. 2543 
(2000) entitled "Fish Sauce" dated 19 September 2000 is repealed and shall be 
replaced by the following statements:  
(3) Fish sauce containing edible salt as an ingredient and iodine added during 
production process or fish sauce containing iodized salt as an ingredient, shall be 
declared as follows:  
(3.1) In case of fish sauce containing edible salt as an ingredient and  iodine 
added during production process, the text of "Iodine……mg/l" or "Use iodine 
as an ingredient" or "Iodine mixed" shall be displayed in a prominent 
position.  
(3.2) In case of fish sauce containing iodized salt as an ingredient, one of any 
following te xts shall be displayed as follows:  
i. The text of "Edible salt fortified with iodine…………%" or "Iodine fortified 
salt……%" or "Iodized salt……%" shall be displayed in the main 
ingredients; or  
ii. The text of "Use edible salt fortified with iodine" or "Use io dine fortified 
salt" or "Use iodized salt" or "Mixed with edible salt fortified with iodine" 
or "Mixed with iodine fortified salt" or "Mixed with iodized salt" shall be 
displayed in a prominent position.  
The producer or importer may specify the type of sal t such as "sea salt" or "rock salt" 
with such statements.  
2. This Notification shall come into force on the following date after its publication in the 
Thai Royal Gazette.  G/SPS/N/THA/258  
 
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  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 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: 
The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 203) B.E. 2543 Re: Fish Sauce dated 
19 September 2000   
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 mo nths from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On the date after being notified in the Thai Royal 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) : 28 January 2019  
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 Sta ndards (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