. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/69
28 November 2001
(01-6070)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Public Health
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):   HS Chapter 1704,
ICS: 67.180 (Sugar and Sugar products)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No.228) B.E. 2544(2001) Chewing Gum and Candy
(3 pages, available in Thai language).
6. Description of content:   The Notification of Ministry of Public Health No.96
B.E.2528(1985) Labelling for Sugar and Candy dated 30 September B.E.2528(1985) and
No.131 B.E.2533(1990) Labelling for Sugar and Candy (No.2) dated 10 OctoberB.E.2533(1990) are withdrawn.  Good Manufa cturing Practice shall be applied for
production of chewing gum and candy. In addition, this ministerial notification prescribes
labelling requirements to be in accordance  with the ministerial notification regarding
labelling.  The label shall contain information, in Thai language but may also be
accompanied by foreign languages, on the name of food; food serial number; name and
address of manufacturer, repacker or importor, as the case may be; net weight in metric
system; sugar or sweeteners in percentage of weight; the statements “preservative used” (ifany), “natural colour added” or “synthetic colour added” (if any, as the case may be), “Use
(name of sweetener used) as sweetener”, “natural flavouring agent added”, “nature-identical
flavouring agent added” or “artificial flavouring agent added” (if any, as the case may be);
month and year of manufacture and expiry date  or date, month and year within which food
remains in good quality.
Licences for food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification
will be valid for 2 years.
Producers or importers who received licences pr ior to the enforcement of this ministerial
notification must apply for food serial numbe r within one year after this ministerial
notification comes into force.  Upon submitting the application, the former labels can stillbe valid for not more than 2 years.G/TBT/N/THA/69
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette Vol.118, Special Part 70 ngor, dated 26 July 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  23 July 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  24 July 2001
10. Final date for comments:   -
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:
Food Control Division
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Thanon Tiwanond, Amphoe Muang,
Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel: +(66 2) 590-7214
Fax: +(66 2) 591-8476