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Notifying Member: Thailand

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Bureau of Tobacco Control

Department of Disease Control

Ministry of Public Health

Tel: (662) 580 9264

Fax: (662) 580 9237

Website: http://btc.ddc.moph.go.th

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)

Ministry of Industry

Tel.: (662) 202 3504, 202 3523

Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041

E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.go.th

Website: http://www.tisi.go.th

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Only cigarette products (HS:2402, ICS: 65.160). Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Criteria, Procedures, Conditions for Displaying Statements About Dangers and Harzards of Consuming Tobacco Products on Cigarette Label pursuant to Tobacco Product Control Act B.E 2535 (A.D. 1992) (No.18) B.E. 2558 (A.D.2015) (7 pages, in English)

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Description of content: This Notification repeals the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Criteria, Procedures, Conditions for Displaying the Statements about Toxic or Carcinogenic Substances on Cigarettes Label pursuant to Tobacco Products Control Act B.E. 2535 (A.D. 1992) (No.16) B.E.2554 (A.D.2011). It specifies statement about dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco products on the side of cigarette pack or container shall be provided in Thai Font with black colour on the yellow background.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Modernity of tobacco control and further outstanding of dangers and hazards of consuming tobacco products warning on cigarette label.

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Relevant documents: Government Gazette, Vol.132, Special Part 75 ngor, dated 2 April 2015.

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Proposed date of adoption: 26 March 2015

Proposed date of entry into force: 30 September 2015

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Final date for comments: –

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Thailand WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority

Thai Industrial Standards Institute

Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523

Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041

E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.go.th

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