. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/191 
29 September 2010 
 (10-4943) 
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):  Chocolates (HS Code:  18.06, ICS Code:  67.190) 
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 
"Chocolates (No.2)"  Language:  Thai  Number of pages:  1  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/THA/10_3641_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This is to notify that the MOPH Notification No. 83 (B.E. 2527) 
(1984) regarding Yeasts and Moulds of Chocolat es Item 3(4) shall be repealed and replaced 
by this provision: 
 "(4) Yeasts and moulds less than 100 CFU/g for chocolates The methods of analysis for yeasts and moulds shall comply with the Bacteriological 
Analytical Manual (BAM) Online, US Food a nd Drug Administration (updated version) or 
equivalent method " 
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. 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 
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  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:  The MOPH 
Notification No. 83 (B.E. 2527) (1984)   
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) :  28 November 2010 
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 4088 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th 
Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th