G/SPS/N/THA/614/Add.1  
26 May 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 26 May 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Thailand . 
 
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Draft Notification of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Re: Specification of plants from certain 
sources as prohibited articles, of exceptions and conditions under the Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 
(No. ..) B.E. …. (….)  
The notification entitled "Draft Notification of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Re: 
Specification of plants from certain sources as prohibited articles, of exceptions and conditions under 
the Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 (No. ..) B.E. …. (….)" has been previously notified by the 
Department of Agriculture (DOA), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in G/SPS/N/THA/614 dated 
25 January 2023.  
To prevent the introduction of quarantine pests to Thailand, the Department of Agriculture proposes 
the draf t Notification of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives stipulates that fresh fruits in the 
genus Vaccinium  imported from all countries are considered prohibited articles. According to Article  8 
of the Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 (1964) and amend ed, the importation of prohibited articles 
must be permitted, accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, subjected to pest risk analysis, and 
comply with the criteria, procedures, and conditions stipulated by the Director -General of Department 
of Agricult ure under the recommendation of the Committee and published in the Government Gazette. 
It means that all fresh fruits in the genus Vaccinium  from all countries are not permitted to import 
into Thailand after the above -mentioned Notification enters into for ce. 
To prevent trade disruption, countries intended to export fresh fruits in the genus Vaccinium to 
Thailand are suggested to make an official market access request to the Department of Agriculture 
and provide necessary information for pest risk analysis specified in the Notification of Department of 
Agriculture Re: Specifications, methods, and conditions of pest risk analysis for the importation of 
prohibited articles dated 11 July B.E. 2550 (2007) (G/SPS/N/THA/158/Add.1) within 60 days from 
the date of c irculation of the addendum to the notification. Subsequently, the pest risk analysis will 
be initiated. The phytosanitary import requirements will be established based on the results of pest 
risk analysis. The permission to import fresh fruits in the genus  Vaccinium  is also required an onsite 
audit of export certification procedures. The costs of the onsite audit are specified in the above -
mentioned Notification of the Department of Agriculture and must be borne by the exporting 
countries.  
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This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  G/SPS/N/THA/614/Add.1  
 
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  [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If 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. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced fin al date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 25 July 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National N otification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.a cfs.go.th ; http://www.spsthailand.net/  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th ; http://www.spsthailand.net/  
 
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