. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/94
22 October 2002
(02-5784)
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:  Thai Industrial
Standards Institute (TISI), Tel: (66 2) 2023512  Fax: (66 2) 2478734, E-mail:
thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@tisi.go.th, website address:  www.tisi.go.th
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):   Ice  (HS Chapter 22.01,
ICS: 13.060.20)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
Ministry of Public Health (No. 254) B.E.2545(2002) Ice (No.3) (2 pages, available in Thailanguage)
6. Description of content:
I. Clauses 13 of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.78) 
B.E.2527(1984) Ice dated 16 January B.E.2527 (1984) is withdrawn and replaced by
the following statement:
"Clause 13 Labelling of ice
(1) shall conform to the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding
labelling, except for Clauses 3 and 5 of the Notification of the Ministry of 
Public Health (No.194) B.E. 2543(2000) Labelling dated 19 September B.E.2543(2000) amended by the Notification (No.2) dated 30 May 
B.E.2545(2002) which shall conform to this notification;
(2) label of ice sold to consumer shall contain information in Thai, may also be 
accompanied by foreign language, and shall contain the following 
statements:
(2.1) Name of food (if any);
(2.2) Food serial number;G/TBT/N/THA/94
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(2.3) The statement "Consumable Ice" in blue letters;
(2.4) Name and address of manufacturer, repacker for locally produced 
ice, name and address of importer and country of origin for 
imported ice, as the case may be.  As for locally produced ice, the 
label may display name and address of head office address of the manufacturer or repacker;
(2.5) Net content in metric system.
(3) label of ice which is not sold to co nsumer shall contain information in Thai,
except for imported ice which may be labelled in English language, and 
shall at least contain the following statements:
(3.1) Name of food (if any);
(3.2) The wording "Consumable Ice" in  blue letters or "Non Consumable
Ice" in red letters, as the case may be;
(3.3) Name and address of manufacturer or repacker for locally produced
food, name and address of importer and country of origin for 
imported food, as the case may be.  As for locally produced food, 
the label may display name and address of head office address of the manufacturer or repacker."
II. Manufacturers or importers who received licences prior to the enforcement of this 
ministerial notification must apply for correction within 60 days after this 
notification comes into force.  Upon submitted the application, the former labels 
can still be valid for not more than 180 days.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
1) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.78) B.E.2527 (1992) Ice
2) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.194) B.E.2543 (2000) 
Labelling
3) The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.252) B.E.2545 (2002) 
Labelling (No.2)
4) Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette, Vol-.119, Special Part 54 ngor., dated 18 June 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 May 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  19 June 2002
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the circulation date
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:           