G/TBT/N/THA/525  
 
30 November 2018  
(18-7578) 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: The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
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): 
Prepackaged foods (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft MOPH 
Notification, B.E, entitled "The Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (No. 3)" (2 page(s), in Thai)   
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH Notification concerning "The Labeling of Prepackaged Foods" as follo ws: 
1. The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 244) B.E.  2544 (2001), 
Re: Labelling of Foods Packed Together with Material Intended for Qualities Control 
Purpose, dated 26 September, the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 245) 
B.E. 2544 (2001), Re: Labelling of Foods Containing Aloe Vera, dated 2 October and the 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 255) B.E. 2545 (2002), Re: Labelling of 
Foods with Ginkgo biloba  Leaves or Extraction from Ginkgo biloba  Leaves, dated 30 May, 
shall be repealed.  
2. An annex of the Notification of the Ministry of Public H ealth (No. 367) B.E. 2557 (2014), 
Re: Labeling of Prepackaged Foodsdated 8 May B.E. 2557 (2014), shall be repealed and 
replaced with Annex of this notification.  
3. As (16) in  Clause 14  of the Notification of the Ministry of Public He alth (No. 367) 
B.E. 2557 (2014), Re: Labeling of Prepackaged Foodsdated 8 May B.E. 2557 (2014) and 
the Notification of the Public Health (No. 383) B.E. 2560 (2017), Re: Labeling of 
Prepackaged Foods (No. 2) dated 27 February, the following message is added: 
"(16) Additional text s advised by the Food Commission with an approval from the Food 
and Drug Administration ". 
4. This notification shall come into force from the day following date of its publication in 
the Thai Royal Gazette.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer protection  G/TBT/N/THA/525  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 367) B.E. 2557 (2014), 
Re: Labeling of Prepackaged Foods dated 8 May;  
2) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 383) B.E. 2560 (2017), 
Re: Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (No.2) dated 27 February;  
3) CODEX STAN 1 -1985: Labelling of Prepackaged Food.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date after being notified in the Thai Royal 
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)  
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  
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