. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/135 
1 December 2005 
 (05-5737) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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):  Foodstuff Containers (ICS 67.250)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft MOPH 
Notification entitled "Determination on Quality or Standard of Plastic Containers for 
Foodstuff, and Permission and Prohibition to thei r use on Foodstuff" (5 pages, available in 
Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The MOPH proposes to revise the requirements on  quality or 
standard of plastic containers for foods tuff whereby the MOPH Notification No. 111 
(BE. 2531) on the matter dated 22 January BE. 25 31 (1998) will be repealed and replaced 
by the proposed requirements in response to latest development on food containers which 
pose potential risks to consumers.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The MOPH  
Notification no. 92 (BE 2528)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date after being notified in the Official Gazette.  G/SPS/N/THA/135 
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 12. Final date for comments:  60 days after notification to WTO members  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
National Bureau of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards Policy 
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200 THAILAND Tel.:  (662) 629-8970 Fax:  (662) 629-8978 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th
 , anutviset@yahoo.com  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Bureau of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)   
Division of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200 
THAILAND 
Tel.:  (662) 629-8970 Fax:  (662) 629-8978 Website:  www.acfs.go.th E-mail:  acfspol@acfs.go.th
 , anutviset@yahoo.com