. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/203 
26 May 2011 
 (11-2635) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Food in general  (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:  NOTICE.   Draft MOPH Notification , B.E. ..., entitled 
"Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported or Sold"  Language(s):  Thai and 
English  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/THA/11_1676_00_x.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/THA/11_1676_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This notification prescribes the following: 
Clause 1.  The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 311 B.E. 2551 (2008), Re: 
Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported or Sold, dated 8 October B.E. 2551 
(2008), shall be repealed. 
Clause 2.  Food containing melamine and its analogues (Cyanuric acid), under the 
condition mentioned in (2.1) and (2.2),  is prohibited to be produced, imported or sold. 
 (2.1) Exceeding 1 mg/kg for modified milk  for infants, modified milk of follow-
up formula for infants and young children, infant food, food of follow-up formula for infants and young children and suppl ementary food for infants and young 
children 
 (2.2) Exceeding 2.5 mg/kg for other kinds of food Clause 3.  This notification is effective on the day after its announcement in the 
Government Gazette. 
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.    G/SPS/N/THA/203 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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:  -   
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 months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  On the date after being notified in the National 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) :  25 July 2011 
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:    
13. Texts 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, +(662) 561 41088 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th 
Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th