Thai Regulations on Alcoholic Beverages Prem Malhotra Director, International Affairs Bureau Thai Industrial Standards Institute September 18, 2011.

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Thai Regulations on Alcoholic Beverages Prem Malhotra Director, International Affairs Bureau Thai Industrial Standards Institute September 18, 2011

Authorities relevant to wine Ministry of Industry Ministry of Finance Ministry of Public Health 2

DDC Proposal Draft Notification on Alcoholic Beverages Control (Re: Criteria, Procedures and Requirements for Alcohol Beverage Packages or Pictorial Labels/Warning Statements on Local or Imported Alcohol Beverages) Date proposed: 25 March 2009 Entry into effect:- Current status:Draft proposal, currently under studies, reviews, public hearing (Notified to WTO: 21 January 2010) 3

Content  Specifies package sizes for alcoholic beverages;  Prohibits use of label that may mislead consumers to believe that the content can improve health or has lower toxic level than other brands;  Requires inclusion in the label of the statement: “The sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 20 years of age is prohibited and subject to the penalties of one-year imprisonment or 20,000 baht fine”;  Specifies 6 types of pictorial labels with warning statement for display on packages: all 6 types are required to be used and rotated at 1,000 package intervals.  Exempts  Exempts locally made or imported alcoholic beverages which are destined for: - distribution out of the territory of Thailand; - specific purposes as samples for testing, analysis, or research; - non-commercial benefits in the territory. 4

Technical Report: Why Thailand should have the pictorial warning label on alcoholic beverage packages? Alcohol is a Non-ordinary Commodity Effectiveness of pictorial warning messages Technical evidence for warning messages 5

EXAMPLE : Yoga is good for health (though it may take years of practice and control, aches and pain). They tell much faster than words, and much better. SO, WHY NOT? 6 Conclusion: Conclusion: Why pictorial warnings?