G/SPS/N/THA/615  
 
9 February 2023  
(23-0964) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards, 
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fresh  durian ( Durio spp.) (HS code 0810.60) (ICS code: 67.080.10)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Thai Agricultural Standard entitled "Code of 
Practice on Inspection and Receivin g of Durians for Collecting house and Packing house" . 
Language(s):  Thai and English . Number of pages:  12 and 11  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/THA/23_1015_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/THA/23_1015_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Thai Agricultural Standard establishes code of practice on 
inspection a nd receiving of durians for a collecting house and a packing house. It covers 
requirements on inspection and receiving of durians for collecting house and packing house 
prior to further management process (e.g., preparing, sorting, packing, storage and 
transportation) in order to obtain the whole fruits that are mature according to the 
standard's requirements for the purposes of distribution, export and import.  
This Thai Agricultural Standard does not apply to the inspection and receiving of durians 
supplie d for the preparation of ready -to-eat fresh pre -cut durians and for the production of 
quick -frozen durians.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXC 53 -2003, Rev 4 -2017, Code of Hygienic Practice 
for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and CXS 317 -2014, Standard for Durian  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Pla nt Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/THA/615  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Agricultural Standards Act B.E. 2551 (2008)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed dat e of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 90 days after published in Royal Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 April 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards  
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives  
50 Paholyothin Rd., Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Tel: +(662) 561 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
+(662) 561 4088  
E-mail: codex@acfs.go.th  
 spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites:  http://www.acfs.go.th  
 http://www.spsthailand.net  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards  
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives  
50 Paholyothin Rd., Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Tel: +(662) 561 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
+(662) 561 4088  
E-mail: codex@acfs.go. th 
 spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites:  http://www.acfs.go.th  
 http://www.spsthailand.net