. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/191 
11 April 2006 
 (06-1683) 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 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):   Irradiated Food 
(ICS:  67.040). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft MOPH 
Notification (No...) B.E. ..... entitled "Irradiated Food" (5 pages in Thai). 
6. Description of content:   The MOPH proposes to revise the measure pertaining to irradiated 
food as follows: 
1. The MOPH Notification No. 103 (BE.2529) will be repealed and replaced by this 
proposed measure,  
2. In addition to Recommended Internati onal Code of Practice for Radiation 
Processing of Food (CAC/RCP 19-1979, Rev. 2 – 2003), the Radiation Processing shall be in compliance with specific requirement of this proposed measure: 
- Radiation Sources a) Gamma rays radionuclide 
60Co or 137 Cs. or 
b) X-rays from machine sources operated at or below level of 5 MeV, or  
c) Electrons generated from machine sources operated at or below level of 10 MeV 
- The absorbed dose is dependent on pur pose of radiation as attached in this 
proposed measure but total absorbed dose must not exceed 10 KGray 
- Radiation facility shall be approved by competent authority in consistent with 
required processing control. 
3. Food Irradiation shall be operated under technological requirement and/or of 
interest to consumer protection and shall not be in place of GMP or GAP. 
4. In addition to the MOPH Notification on labelling requireme nt and relevant 
notifications on food, the labelling unde r this proposed measure shall be 
demonstrated specifically on: G/TBT/N/THA/191 
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  a) Name and Address of  Headquarter  of  Radiation Processing of Food. 
b) Label as  “ Irradiated  ” or Other Label implied the same. 
c) Specific  purpose of irradiation as “ For….  ” 
d) Symbol of  irradiation is voluntary, but in case of applying on, it must be in 
compliance with the given symbol attached to this notification and put on 
right next to the name of food. 
e) Date of radiation processing . 
5. Food packaging shall be in compliance wits GMP both pre – and post – 
irradiation treatment. 
6. The transitional period for labeling  requirement is one year. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  -  
8. Relevant documents:  - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:     
180 days after being notified in the National 
Gazette 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after notification date to WTO Members 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the 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