./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.436
20 August 1998
(98-3286)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:  Department of Livestoc k Development, Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry
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):  Feed additives
5.Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Notification of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on Name, Category, Type or Characteristics of
Feed Additives Permitted to be Mixed in Producing Animal Feeds as well as Ratio orQuantity of Permitted or Prohibited Limit of Such Additives (No. 4) B.E. 2541 (1998)
(2 pages, Thai language)
6. Description of content:  The Notification determines the minimum requirements of vitamins
in completed animal feeds as follows:
Vitamins Broiler Lay-chicken Swine Cattle Dairy-
cattle
Vitamin A
Thiamine
RiboflavinPyridoxine
Hydorcholoride
Cyanocobalamin
Calciferol or 
Cholecalciferol
CholecalciferolVitamin EVitamin KBiotin
Choline
Folic acidNiacinPantothenic acid1,500 IU
1.8 mg.
3.0 mg.
3.0 mg.
0.007 mg.
-
200 ICU
10 IU
0.50 mg.0.12 mg.
750 mg.
0.50 mg.
25 mg.10 mg.1,420 IU
0.8 mg.
1.7 mg.
2.8 mg.
0.003 mg.
-
190 ICU
4.7 IU
0.47 mg.0.09 mg.
470 mg.
0.23 mg.10.3 mg.
9.4 mg.1,300 IU
1.0 mg.
2.0 mg.
1.0 mg.
0.005 mg.
150 IU
-
11 IU
0.5 mg.
0.05 mg.
300 mg.
0.30mg.
7 mg.7 mg.2,200 IU
-
-
-
-
275 IU
-
15 IU
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-
---2,200 IU
-
-
-
-
300 IU
-
15 IU
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-
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Quality
control and animal health protection
8. Relevant documents:
(1) Reference documents:
- Feed Quality Control Act B.E. 2522 (1982).
(2) Publication in which the Notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette Volume 115, Part 47 ngor, dated 11 June 1998.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  21 May 1998
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 June 1998
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from circulation date
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           