. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/62
23 November 2001
(01-5968)
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 0703,
ICS: 67.080.20 (Vegetables and derived products)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No.242) B.E.2544(2001) Garlic Products (2 pages, available in
Thai language)
6. Description of content:   The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 105) B.E.
2530(1987) Labelling for Garlic Products date d 4 June B.E.2530(1987) is withdrawn. Good
Manufacturing Practice shall be applied for production. In addition, this notificationprescribes as follows:
(1) Classification
Garlic products mean products made from processed garlic or garlic in liquid or
dry form, whether or not mixed with other materials and packed in capsules or
compressed as tablets.
(2) Garlic products are food subject to labelling. The label shall be approved before
use and shall also be in accordance with the ministerial notification regardinglabelling.
(3) The label of garlic products shall contain information on the name of food; food
serial number; name and address of manufacturer, repacker or importer, as the case may be;
net content in metric system; number of capsules or tablets per packaging unit; activeingredients per unit; the statements “preservative used” (if any), “natural colour added” or
“synthetic colour added” (if any, as the case may be), “natural flavouring agent added”or
“nature identical flavouring agent added” or “artificial flavouring agent added” (if any, as
the case may be); month and year of manufacture, expiry date or month and year within
which the food remains in good quality; instructio ns for use; instructions for maintenance (if
any);  and any other statements required by the FDA.
Licences for food labelling issued prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification
will still be valid for not more than 2 years.G/TBT/N/THA/62
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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 still be
valid for not more than 2 years.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notif ication is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette, Vol.118, Special Part 99 ngor, dated 9 October 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  9 October 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  10 October 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