. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/THA/112 
14 May 2004 
 (04-2152) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THAILAND 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Live stock Development (DLD) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animal feed with meat meal, bone m eal, blood meal or any other meal of 
ruminant origin as ingredients.  (ICS: 65.120) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries which were reported or suspected to have incidences of Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   The Ministerial 
Regulation of the Ministry of agriculture and Cooperatives (25 Ma rch BE. 2547 (2004):   
Designation of names, types, ca tegories or characteristics of an imal feed originating from the 
countries with incidences of or suspected of having forbid den animal disease where the 
import for sale is prohibited (available in Thai, 1 page). 
6. Description of content:  To prevent the spread of Bovine  Spongiform Encephalopathy into 
the country which will severely affect the live stock industries of Thailand, therefore animal 
feed with meat meal, bone meal, blood meal or any other meal of ruminant origin as 
ingredients originating from the countries with incidences of or suspected of having Bovine 
Spongiform Encephalopathy are proh ibited to import for sale. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Ministerial 
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture  and Cooperatives (25 March BE.2547 (2004) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   25 March BE 2547 (2004) 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   31 March BE 2547 (2004) G/SPS/N/THA/112 
Page 2  
 
 12. Final date for comments:  -  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
National Bureau of Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 
Thailand 
Tel: (662) 629 8979 Fax: (662) 629 8978 Website:  www.acfs.go.th E-mail: sps@acfs.go.th 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
National Bureau of Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 Thailand Tel: (662) 629 8979 
Fax: (662) 629 8978 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th E-mail: sps@acfs.go.th