The Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 was issued in 1992 and is the most important chemical control law in Thailand. The purpose of this Act is to regulate the importation, production, marketing, and possession of all hazardous chemicals (including industrial chemicals, pesticides and biocides) used in Thailand. The Department of Agriculture (DOA) takes responsibility for the control of fertilizer products for manufacturing, sale, importation, exportation, and transit.  

In Thailand, adjuvants and soil amendments do not require registration as these are not classified as fertilizers or as hazardous substances according to the Hazardous Substance Act. Adjuvants and Soil amendments are currently regulated under the Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522 and amendment (No. 2) B.E. 2541.  

The Consumer Protection Act prescribes the requirements of adjuvant and soil amendment products. In order to protect consumer rights, it is important to designate adjuvants and soil amendments as label-controlled products. Thus, it is important to have appropriate elements and information on the product label as provided by the Notification. This Notification shall come into force after completion of four months from the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. 

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On 1 June 2022 the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) published a notification regarding Quality or Standard of Plastic Containers in the Royal Gazette. The notification was previously announced in G/SPS/N/THA/484 on 27 January 2022. The notification has been effective since the day after its publication in the Government Gazette which was 18 June 2022 and the previous Notification (No. 295) B.E. 2548 (2005) on the Determination of Quality or Standards of Plastic Containers (dated 30 December 2005) was repealed.

The new standards, which entered into force include definitions, general safety requirements, quality standards for food packaging made from recycled plastic, as well as labelling and other requirements.

This addendum deals with:

• Modification of final date for comments
• Withdrawal of proposed regulation
• Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation
• Change in proposed date of adoption, publication, or date of entry into force

In case the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.