G/SPS/N/THA/419  
 
23 June 2021  
(21-5113) 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 additio n, 
where applicable):  Pigs (Sus scrofa ) (ICS Code: 65.020)  
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 "Good 
Agricultural Practices for Pig Farms" . Language(s):  Thai and English . Number of 
pages:  7 and 8  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/THA/21_4287_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/THA/21_4287_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard provides requirements of good agricultural 
practic es for pig farms. It covers requirements on farm components, farm management, 
personnel, animal health, animal welfare, environment and record keeping with aims to 
ensure that pigs produced by farms are suitable for further rearing or consuming as food. 
The food safety, animal health, animal welfare and environmental concerns are taken into 
consideration.  
This standard is applied to farms where pigs with the scientific name of Sus scrofa , both 
domesticated and wild sub -species, are raised.  
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. 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
− Chapter 4.13 Disposal of dead animals  
− Chapter 4.14 General recommendations on disinfection and disinsection  
− Chapter 6.10 Responsible and prudent use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary 
medicine  
− Chapter 7.1 Introduction to the recommendations for animal welfare  G/SPS/N/THA/419  
 
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  [ ] International Plant  Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:  
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 da te of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : The date of entry into force is defined by numbers of pigs in farms. 
Two transition periods are established:  
(1) Transition period of 90 days following the date of its publication in the Royal Gazette 
will be applied for pig farms in which no less than 1,500 fattening pigs or no less than 
120 sows are raised;  
(2) Transition period of 180 days following the date of its publication in the Royal Gazette 
will be applied for pig farms in which 500 -1,499 fattening pigs or 95 -119 sows are 
raised.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 August 2021  
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  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
 oie123acfs@gmail.com  
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  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
 oie123acfs@gmail.com  
Websites:  http://www.acfs.go.t h 
 http://www.spsthailand.net