WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/THA/204 
4 May 2012  
 (12-2373) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Process in Food  (HS  Chapter: 8438, ICS Code:  67.020) 
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:  Draft MOPH Notification entitled "Production Processes, 
Production Equipments, and Foods Storages for Prepared foodstuff   Language(s):  Thai  
Number of pages:  15 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/THA/12_1584_00_x.pdf   
6. Description of content:  1. Pre-packaged food, other than those specified MOPH 
Notification (No. 193) B.E. 2543 (2000)  entitled "Production Processes,  Production 
Equipment, and Food Storage, are required to  be in accordance with "Good Manufacturing 
Practices" which cover the following items: 
(1) Premises and production building; (2) Tools and equipment used in the production process; (3) Processing control; 
(4) Sanitation; 
(5) Maintenance and cleaning; (6) Personnel and personnel hygiene. Manufacturers of these foods are required to be in accordance with a specified production 
method. Tools and equipment used in the pr oduction and storage process shall comply with 
the good manufacturing practices specified in th is notification.  Importers shall provide 
certificate of compliance of the requirements set forth in this notification. 
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  Those who received licenses for food production, fo od registration or food labelling prior to 
the enforcement of this ministerial notifi cation, and which do not comply with the 
requirements established in the notification, shall provide certificates of compliance or 
improvement, as the case may be, within 3 years from the date of entry into force of the 
notification. 
2. This notification does not apply to pre-pack aged food sold directly to consumers by the 
producers.  
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 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) :  - 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  - 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  180 days after being notified in the Official 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) :    
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:     G/SPS/N/THA/204 
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  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)  
 Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy  50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  Thailand 
 Tel.:  (+66) 2 561 4204 
 Fax:  (+66) 2 561 4034, 561 4088  Website: http://www.acfs.go.th   
 E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th