G/SPS/N/THA/288  
 
8 January 2020  
(20-0164) 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 lycopersicum ) 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):  Thai and English . Number of pages:  6 and 5  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/THA/20_0054_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/THA/20_0054_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Notification G/SPS/N/THA/267 (dated 8 July 2019) which 
entitled "Draft Conditions for Import of Tomato Seeds for Sowing" is intended to be 
replaced wi th this draft specified as follows:  
Draft conditions for import of tomato seeds for sowing into the Kingdom of Thailand. 
Tomato seed lots are required to fulfill one of the following phytosanitary import 
conditions, or a combination of the three conditions  addressing each of the eight 
quarantine pests.  
1. Tomato seeds were produced in a country where Clavibacter michiganensis  subsp. 
michiganensis , Pepino mosaic virus , 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  are not known to occur. OR  
2. Tomato seeds were dry heat treated at 80 oC for 72 hours to eliminate Clavibacter 
michiganensis subsp. michiganensis , Pepino mosaic virus  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 (e.g. Reverse Transcription - Polymerase Chain Reaction; 
RT-PCR) 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 Columnea latent viroid . OR      
3. Tomato seeds 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 (e.g. PCR, RT -PCR) 
and found free from Clavibacter michiganensis  subsp . michiganensis , Pepino mosaic 
virus, 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 . G/SPS/N/THA/288  
 
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  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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber 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 movement 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 r elevant 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) : 8 March 2020  
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 (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: 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:   
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th  
 http://www.spsthailand.net/