. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/150 
7 June 2006 
 (06-2723) 
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 Dr ug 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):  Dairy Products (ICS 67.100)  
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  (No……) B.E. ……… entitled "Processing Method, Equipments and Storage of Dairy Products ready to eat in liquid from trea ted by Pasteurization" (Available in Thai, 
10 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The MOPH proposes to regulate the Dairy processing in particular 
ready to eat products in liquid from through past eurization in line with Good Manufacturing 
Practice (GMP) under which esta blishment and location , proces sing equipments , sanitation, 
personal hygiene, and record and reporting shal l meet requirements as stipulated therein.  
Transitional period is provided for one year  upon the effective date of this proposal.  
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: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] 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:  MOPH Notification 
No 193 and 239  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date after being notified in the National Gazette.  G/SPS/N/THA/150 
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  12. Final date for comments:  60 day after notification date 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 Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 Thailand Tel:  (662) 629 8970 Fax:  (662) 629 8978 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th
 ,anutviset@yahoocom . 
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 Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 
Thailand
 
Tel:  (662) 629 8970 
Fax:  (662) 629 8978 Website:  www.acfs.go.th E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th
, anutviset@yahoocom