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Notification of Department of Agriculture 
Re : Specifications, methods and conditions of pest risk analysis for  
the importation of prohibited articles 
 
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  According to Notification of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives           
Re: Specification of plants and carriers from certain sources as prohibited articles, of 
exceptions and conditions under the Plant Quar antine Act B.E. 2507 (No. 5) B.E. 2550 dated 
26 April B.E. 2550, it specifies exceptions or conditions for permission to import prohibited articles after the completion of pest risk an alysis (PRA) in accordance with specifications, 
methods and conditions issued by Director-G eneral of the Department of Agriculture. 
Therefore, Director-General of the Department of Agriculture,  hereby, issues the following 
notification.     Item 1.  National Plant Protection Organi zation (NPPO) of exporting country 
must submit a request in writing for import pe rmission of prohibited ar ticles to Director-
General of the Department of Ag riculture at the following address:  
 Director-General  Department of Agriculture 50 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak Bangkok 10900, THAILAND Telephone: + 66 2 940 5412 Facsimile: + 66 2 940 5528 
  
 Item 2. NPPO of exporting country must provide all information in English 
for PRA as follows: 
   
2.1 Complete address of NPPO with telephone, facsimile and 
email contact information 
  
2.2 Information about proposed export commodity to Thailand 
     2.2.1 scientific name, including author (s)  
  2.2.2 taxonomic classification   2.2.3 synonyms   2.2.4 common name   2.2.5 variety/cultivar   2.2.6 plant part to be expor ted (e.g. fruit, seed etc.) 
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2.2.7 purposed end use of the commodity (e.g. 
consumption, processing, propagation etc.) 
  2.2.8 export destination (other countries)   2.2.9 photographs of the commodity    2.3 Information about production area    2.3.1 states, regions, provinces, districts etc.   2.3.2 area maps    2.3.3 climatological descrip tion of the production area 
  2.3.4 amount proposed for export   2.4 Information about production and cultivation  
2.4.1 specific pest management , surveillance programs 
and certification schemes (e.g. survey data/sampling method etc.) 
  2.4.2 product from area officially certified pest free by    NPPO 
2.4.3 internal legislative restriction (e.g. pest free areas, 
import control measures/requirements etc.)  
  2.4.4 production, harvesting method, harvesting period  
 
2.5 Information about pests associated with proposed export 
commodity and vectors of the pa thogenic agents attacking the 
crop (see Table): 
 
  2.5.1 scientific name, including author (s)   2.5.2 taxonomic classification   2.5.3 synonym   2.5.4 common name   2.5.5 hosts (scientific name and variety if relevant)   2.5.6 plant part attacked   2.5.7 symptom/damage   2.5.8 distribution   2.5.9 prevalence (common, occasional or rare)   2.5.10 control measures   2.5.11 technical references to biology of pests 
 
Scientific 
name and 
synonym Organism 
type (insect, 
mite, fungi, 
bacteria etc.) Order Family Common 
name Plant part 
attacked  
 Reference 
       
  
 2.6 Information about post-harvest management      2.6.1 packing methods G/SPS/N/THA/158 3
  2.6.2 inspection procedures 
  2.6.3 post-harvest disinfesta tion/disinfection treatments 
  2.6.4 storage condition and security   2.6.5 transportation (nati onal and international) 
 
2.7 Current phytosanitary certifi cation procedures (e.g. field 
inspection, sampling, additional declaration etc.)  
  2.8 Results of pest risk analysis which have been carried out in 
  other countries  
2.9 All data (if possible) provided to  be less than 10 years old and 
validated/endorsed by NPPO of exporting country  
 Item 3. PRA is carried out in accordance w ith the guideline of International 
Standard for Phytosanitary Measures.  The pr ocess of PRA involves the categorization of 
pests associated with the commodity into quar antine pests, evaluation of their introduction 
potential, critical assessment of economic and environmental im pact of their introduction and 
specification of risk mitigating measures against them.  
The completion of PRA may involve the vi sit of plant quarantine officials to 
exporting country to evaluate pest manageme nts in production area, export certification 
schemes, post-harvest disinfes tation/disinfecti on treatments.  
 Item 4. The importation of prohibited articl es may be required the visit of 
plant quarantine officials to ca rry out pre-shipment inspections  of prohibited articles in 
exporting country for certain pe riod or through out export season. 
 
Item 5. The exporting country has to be re sponsible for all the expenses, 
which are listed to this notification, incurred  during the visit of plant quarantine officials 
mentioned in Item 3 and Item 4.   
 Effective on this date henceforth  
      Given on 11 July B.E. 2550 (2007)          Adisak Sreesunpagit                (Mr. Adisak Sreesunpagit)                     Director-General              Department of Agriculture         G/SPS/N/THA/158 4
Expenses of plant quarantine officials attached to the 
Notification of Department of Agriculture 
Re : Specifications, methods and conditions of pest risk analysis  
for the importation of prohibited articles 
 
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1. Round trip air fare      Actual expense 2. Daily allowance      4,500 Baht/Day 3. Accommodation (including breakfast)   Actual expense 4. Overtime charge 
  - Monday to Friday: after 5:00 p.m. or before 9.00 a.m. 800 Baht/hour  - Saturday, Sunday and other holiday    1,200 Baht/hour  (of exporting country) 
 5. Miscellaneous  
 - Domestic travel       Actual expense  (both importing and exporting countries)    - Passport fee      Actual expense - Visa fee       Actual expense - Airport fee       Actual expense - Communication        Actual expense - Vaccination      Actual expense - Insurance cost      Actual expense - Medical treatment and incidental costs   Actual expense  
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• The Royal Gazette, Vol. 124, Special Part 99 D, Page 9, Dated 17 August B.E. 2550 (2007) 
• This is an unofficial English translation.  In case of any different in meaning between the 
Thai text and the English translatio n, the Thai text shall be applied.