Alcohol Beverages (ICS: 67.160.10) (HS 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208).

Draft Notification of the Alcoholic Beverages Control, Re: Rules, Procedure and condition on Packaging including warning messages of Alcoholic Beverages produced or imported, B.E. …… .; (1 page(s), in English), (1 page(s), in Thai)

According to the Draft Notification of the Alcoholic Beverages Control, Re: Rules, Procedure and condition, on Packaging including warning statement of Alcoholic Beverages produced or imported, issued under B.E. ……, it is specified as follows:

1. Definition of

"Packaging" means containers or packages, which are used to contain alcoholic beverages.

"Container" means bottles, cans, jars, or containers in any other forms, which are used to contain alcoholic beverages.

"Packaging" means material used to contain alcoholic beverage containers, whether by filling, covering or by any other methods.

2. Packaging that is containers produced or imported for sale in the Kingdom shall have the net contained volume of no less than 0.175 liters per container;

3. Displaying warning messages on labels of alcoholic beverages to be exempt from having to comply with the announcement of the Ministry of Public Health: regarding the labelling of food in containers.

4. Labels on alcoholic beverage containers are required to display the following warning messages.

4.1 Sale of Liquor to whom at age less than the completion 20 years of age is prohibited;

4.2 Drinking liquor will decrease ability in vehicle driving;

4.3 Person whose age less than the completion 20 years should not drink

Message according to paragraph one to be printed in Thai by using solid line letters with a height of not less than 5 millimetres, placed in a frame that is separated from other text. The colour of the frame and text contrasts with the background colour of the label. Until it can be read clearly.

The provisions of paragraph one do not apply to alcoholic beverages imported into the Kingdom as samples or not for trade or is it an alcoholic beverage of a person who has received privileges according to Thailand's obligations to the United Nations or according to international law or according to contract or agreement with foreign countries or diplomatic or alcoholic beverages produced or imported for export.

5. This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette.