G/SPS/N/THA/232  
 
2 December 2015  
(15-6371)  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: Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) 
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): Beef and beef products (HS codes: 0201, 0202, 04, 
0506, 1502 etc.) 
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 MOPH Notification, B.E. ..., entitled "Import 
Requirement for Food with Risk from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy"  
Language(s): Thai  Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/THA/15_4811_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH notification concerning Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Bovine 
Spongiform Encephalopathy as follows: 
1. The MOPH Notification No. 296 (B.E. 2549) (2006) entitled "Re: Foods with Risk 
from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy", dated 13 January 2006, is repealed and 
replaced by this (Draft) MOPH Notification; 
2. Classified the BSE risk status of the bovine population of a country, zone or 
compartment into three categories according to the OIE criteria, as follows: 
- Category 1: Negligible BSE risk Country; - Category 2: Controlled BSE risk Country; and - Category 3: Undetermined BSE risk Country; 
3. Described the definitions of "Beef", "Fresh Beef" and "Beef products"; 
4. Prescribed the import requirements for fresh beef and beef products for human 
consumption into Thailand according to the OIE criteria; 
5. The following organs: tonsils, distal ileum, brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull and 
vertebral column from cows of any age incl uding and any foods products thereof, are 
prohibited to be imported from all area without concerning of level or area of BSE 
producing risk; 
6. This notification shall come into force on the following date after its publication in the 
Government Gazette. 
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/232 
 
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  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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  OIE - Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
2015: Chapter 11.4  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  
[ ] 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 MOPH Notification No. 296 (B.E. 2549) (2006) entitled "Re: Foods with Risk from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy" (available in Thai) 
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) : On the date after being notified in 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) : 31 January 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 Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 
Thailand 
Tel: +(662) 561 4024 Fax: +(662) 561 4034  +(662) 561 4088 
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com 
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
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:   
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com