Thailand - Draft Notification of the Committee on Labels, Determination of Car Seat as Label-Controlled Good

Recently Thailand Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) notified WTO on ​a draft Notification of the Committee on Labels prescribing car seat as label-controlled goods.

This draft notification applies to car seat, the safety seat for children to prevent the hazard. Such car seats shall have the equipment attached to children's bodies and support children for sitting or supine. The components of the car seat shall include harness webbing of flexible components, crotch buckle, harness adjuster tools, attached devices, and other support tools such as baby mattresses, baby carriers, or car seat cushions attached with seat for the proper position in the car. This label of label-controlled goods shall specify the statement, figure, artificial mark, or image  as appropriate. The label shall be in the Thai language or a  foreign language accompanied by the Thai language to explain the meaning of the figure, artificial mark, or image that can be visible and legible. This label of label-controlled product does not apply to the labels of label-controlled goods manufactured for export and not for sale in Thailand.​