G/SPS/N/THA/267  
 
8 July 2019  
(19-4515) 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:  Department of  Agriculture, 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):  Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicu m) seeds for sowing (ICS Code: 
65.020.20)  
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 Conditions for Import of Tomato Seeds for 
Sowing . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/THA/19_3799_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Draft conditions for import of tomato seeds for sowing into the 
Kingdom of Thailand. Tomato seed lots are required to fulfill at least one of the following 
phytosanitary import conditions:  
1. Tomato seeds were produced in a pest free area or pest free place of production or 
pest free production site for Clavibacter michiganensis  subsp. michiganensis , Pepino 
mosaic virus , Tomato brown rugose fruit virus , Potato spin dle tuber viroid , 
Tomatoapical stunt viroid , Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid , Tomato planta macho viroid  
and Columnea latent viroid ; 
2. Tomato seeds were dry heat treated at 80 oC for 72 hours and were officially tested, 
on sample of 3,000 seeds (or at least 10  percent of the lot as a small seed lot) using 
an appropriate genetic method and found free from Tomato brown rugose fruit  virus, 
Potato spindle tuber viroid , Tomato apical stunt viroid, Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid , 
Tomato planta macho viroid  and Columne a latent viroid ; 
3. Tomato seeds were officially tested on sample of 3,000 seeds (or at least ten percent 
of the lot as a small seed lot) using an appropriate genetic method and found free 
from Clavibacter michiganensis  subsp . michiganensis , Pepino mosaic vir us, Tomato 
brown rugose fruit virus , Potato spindle tuber viroid , Tomato apical stunt viroid , 
Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid , Tomato planta macho viroid  and Columnea latent 
viroid.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/THA/267  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM No. 38: International movem ent of seeds  
[ ] None  
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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 60 days after being notified under the Official 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) : 6 September 2019  
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 Paho lyothin Rd., Ladyao, Chatuchak  
Bangkok 10900  
Tel: +(662) 561 4204  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th  
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  
Bangko k 10900  
Tel: +(662) 561 4204  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th