. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/287 
22 January 2009  
 (09-0250) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Disease Control,  Ministry of Public Health 
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 :   
Tobacco Consumption Control Group, Bureau of Non-communicable Diseases 
Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 589 7963, (66 2) 590 3979   Fax: (66 2) 589 1670  Website: www.thaiantitobacco.com
 
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):  Tobacco and tobacco 
products (ICS: 65.160; HS: 2402) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Re: Modification on 
Template of Pictorial Label and Statement of Warning on Harm of Cigarettes Attached to 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 11) B.E. 2549 (2006) Re: Criteria, 
Procedures and Conditions for Displaying Pictur es and Statements Relating to Warning on 
Harm; Date, Month and Ye ar of Manufacture; Manufacturi ng Source and Sale Only in the 
Kingdom of Thailand on Labels of Cigarettes an d Cigars Issued under the Tobacco Products 
Control Act B.E. 2535 (1992) (2 pages, in English).  
6. Description of content:  The manufacturer or importer of cigarettes who has complied with 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 11) B.E. 2549 (2006) Re: Criteria, 
Procedures and Conditions for Displaying Pictur es and Statements Relating to Warning on 
Harm; Date, Month and Ye ar of Manufacture; Manufacturi ng Source and Sale Only in the 
Kingdom of Thailand on Labels of Cigarettes an d Cigars Issued under the Tobacco Products 
Control Act. 2535 (1992) before th e date this Notification comes into effect may continue to 
use Type 6 of the template of pictorial label and warning statem ent where there is picture with 
warning statement of “Cigarette Smoke Leads Your Life to Death” attached to the 
Notification of the Mini stry of Public Health (No. 11) B.E. 2549 (2006). However, this shall 
not exceed 365 days from the date this Notific ation is effective or the manufacturer or 
importer of cigars may use the template of pict orial label and statement of warning on harm of 
cigarettes attached to this Notification.  G/TBT/N/THA/287 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Health protection and educa ting potential new smokers.  
8. Relevant documents:   Government Gazette, Vol. 125, Special Part 42 ngor., dated 
28 February 2008   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    23 January 2008   
28 May 2008 (For manufactured or import in the Kingdom of Thailand since the date of  29 May 2008)   
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Poin t and Notification Authority 
Thai Industrial Standards Institute 
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523 Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041 E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.go.th 
and at: http://www.tisi.go.th/notif_th/tbt_08.html