. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/288 
22 January 2009  
 (09-0251) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Disease Control,  Ministry of Public Health 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Tobacco Consumption Control Group, Bureau of Non-communicable Diseases 
Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Tel: (66 2) 589 7963, (66 2) 590 3979   Fax: (66 2) 589 1670  Website: www.thaiantitobacco.com
 
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):  Tobacco and tobacco 
products (ICS: 65.160; HS: 2402) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Re: Modification on 
Template of Pictorial Label and Statement of Warning on Ha rm of Cigars Attached to 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 13) B.E. 2550 (2007) Re: Criteria, 
Procedures and Conditions for Displaying Pictorial labels a nd Statements of Warning on 
Harm of Cigars Issued under the Tobacco Products Control Act B.E. 2535 (1992) (2 pages, in 
English).  
6. Description of content:  The manufacturer or importer of  cigars who has complied with 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 13) B.E. 2549 (2007) Re: Criteria, 
Procedures and Conditions for Displaying Pictor ial Labels and Statements of Warning on 
Harm of Cigars Issued under the Tobacco Pr oducts Control Act. 2535 ( 1992) before the date 
this Notification comes into effect may continue  to use Type 3 of the template of pictorial 
label and warning statement where there is pict ure with warning statement of “Cigar Smoke 
Leads Your Life to Death” attached to the Noti fication of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 
13) B.E. 2549 (2006). However, this shall not ex ceed 365 days from the date this Notification 
is effective or the manufacturer  or importer of cigars may use the template of pictorial label 
and statement of warning on  harm of cigars attached to this Notification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Health protection and educa ting potential new smokers.  G/TBT/N/THA/288 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Government Gazette, Vol. 124, Special Part 42 ngor., dated 
28 February 2008   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    23 January 2008   
28 May 2008 (For manufactured or import in the Kingdom of Thailand since the date of  29 May 2008)   
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Poin t and Notification Authority 
Thai Industrial Standards Institute 
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523 Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041 E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.go.th and at: http://www.tisi.go.th/notif_th/tbt_08.html