G/SPS/N/THA/236  
 
29 February 2016  
(16-1203)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh fish and shellfish (ICS Code: 67.020) 
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 
Hygienic Practice for Fish Landing Site"  Language(s): Thai and English  Number of 
pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/THA/16_0807_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/THA/16_0807_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard establishes good hygienic practices for fish 
landing site where unloading activities of fi sh and shellfish are performed with one or 
more activities i.e. sorting, transferring, buying and selling and primary preparation. The 
purposes are to maintain proper quality and safety of fish and shellfish for human 
consumption or for further processing. For other management purposes such as environment shall be done properly according to the relevant laws and will not be 
addressed in this standard. 
Also, the following requirements for good hygienic practices for fish landing site are 
specified: 
1. Establishment; 
2. Equipment; 
3. Personal hygiene; 
4. Handling of fish and shellfish; 
5. Water; 
6. Ice; 
7. Toilets; 
8. Chemicals; 
9. Cleaning and Pest Control; 
10. Management of refuse and waste from fish and shellfish sorting and transferring. 
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.   G/SPS/N/THA/236 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)  
1. Code of Practice for fish and fi shery products (CAC/RCP 52-2003) 
2. General Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev.4-2003) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] 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:     
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) : Two years from date of publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 April 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 2277 ext. 1424 
Fax:  +(662) 561 3357 
  +(662) 561 3373 E-mail: codex@acfs.go.th  spsthailand@gmail.com 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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 2277 ext. 1424 
Fax:  +(662) 561 3357   +(662) 561 3373 E-mail: codex@acfs.go.th 
 spsthailand@gmail.com