WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/78
18 April 2002
(02-2148)
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, Email:
thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@isi. go.th, website:  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):    HS Chapter 21.06, ICS:
67.220 (Spices and condiments.  Food additives)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of
Ministry of Public Health (No. 247) B.E. 2544(2001) Prescribing Materials Prohibited inFoods (1 page, in Thai language)
6. Description of content:   Clause 2.11 of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health
(No.151) B.E.2536(1993)
Prescribing Materials Prohibited in Foods dated 28 December B.E.2536(1993) is withdrawn
and replaced by the following statement::
"Clause 2.11 Methyl alcohol or methanol unless used as food processing aids for
export purposes"
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 121 ngor., dated 6 December 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  28 November 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  7 December 2001
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:           