WTO notification · TBT
ThailandProposed measure, not in force yet
Official title
Draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding the Import Exemption from Compliance with the Hazardous Substances Act, B.E. 2535 (1992), of Hazardous Substances under the Responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration, B.E. …
Thailand notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 2 July 2026. The comment period closed on 31 August 2026.
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Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 hazardous substances (only for the items under the Thai FDA's responsibility)
The comment period closed on 31 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/THA/811; it can take them up with Thailand.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)(1) The following Notifications of the Ministry of Public Health shall be repealed: - Notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding the Import Exemption from Compliance with the Hazardous Substances Act, B.E. 2535 (1992), relating to Notification, Application for Licensing and Application for Registration of Hazardous Substances under the Responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration, B.E. 2548 (2005); - Notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding the Import Exemption from Compliance with the Hazardous Substances Act, B.E. 2535 (1992), relating to Notification, Application for Licensing and Application for Registration of Hazardous Substances under the Responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration (No. 2), B.E. 2568 (2025). (2) Revising the criteria, conditions, and required documentation for exemption from compliance with the Hazardous Substances Act, B.E. 2535 (1992), to import hazardous substances for the following purposes: - a hazardous substance imported for personal use; - a hazardous substance imported for occasional purposes; - a hazardous substance imported for exhibitions; - a hazardous substance imported for the use of, or transfer to, an agency that shall comply with the international standards for the utilization of such hazardous substance; - a hazardous substance imported to be transferred to a Ministry, sub-Ministry, Department, local administrative office, state enterprise, state agency, Red Cross, International Red Cross…
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