G/SPS/N/THA/237  
 
24 May 2016  
(16-2807)  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): Mushroom culture (HS Code: 06.02) 
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 for Mushroom Culture"  Language(s): Thai and English  Number of pages: 
6 and 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/THA/16_2024_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/THA/16_2024_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Thai Agricultural Standard establishes code of practice for 
the production of all mushroom cultures for commercial purpose covering from material preparation, pure mushroom culture produc tion, mushroom spawn production by sub-
culturing into substrate, to product storage awaiting for distribution, to produce good 
quality mushroom culture, true to strains of fungi and free of pest contamination. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/THA/237 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: None  
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) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 July 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. 1430 Fax: +(662) 561 3357 
 +(662) 561 3373 
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  prateep_ming@hotmail.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. 1430 
Fax: +(662) 561 3357 
 +(662) 561 3373 E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com 
 prateep_ming@hotmail.com