. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/128 
18 February 2004  
 
(04-0681) 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai – FDA) 
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:   National Enquiry 
Point 
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):   Spirituous beverages 
(HS 2203-2208)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Notification of 
the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) No. 272 dated 8 July 2003 entitled "Spirituous beverages" 
6. Description of content:   The Ministry of Public Health is authorized to stipulate with the 
aims of protecting customers and of preventi ng children from drinking spirits before their 
age, as follows: 
• The MOPH Notification No. 177, 1997 was repealed. 
 
• Spirituous beverages is stipulated as required standard or quality food. 
 
• The labelling contents must (i) be complied with the Notification of the Ministry of 
Finance concerning the administrative frame work of Spirituous beverages (ii) be 
affixed the caution of: 
 
- No sale to children under 18 years. - Drinking spirits can lessen control. - Children under 18 years should not drink.  In Thai, legible, bold letter at least 5 mm height, fit in a box, the colour of the box 
edge and letters must cont rast with the background. 
 
• These labelling requirements will not apply to  import that is not for trade purpose, 
just for re-export or to production for export. 
 
The current label that is not complied with  the above requirements is extendable but 
not beyond 90 days upon the effective date of this stipulation. G/TBT/N/THA/128 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   The Official Gazette volume 120, special chapter 76 ng. 
dated 11 July 2003 (2 pages, available in Thai) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  - 
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 July 2003 
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:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 
Thailand 
Tel.: (662) 629 8970 Fax: (662) 629 8978 Web site:  www.acfs.go.th E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th 
 