G/SPS/N/THA/247  
 
19 April 2018  
(18-2423) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Food in general (ICS Code: 67.040)  
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 Ministry of Public Health Notification (MOPH), 
No. ... B.E. ..., entitled "Food Containing Pesticide Residues (No.  2)". Language(s): Thai 
and English.  Number of pages: 2 and 1  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/THA/18_1943_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/THA/18_1943_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: For consumer protection, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is  
proposing to revise the MOPH n otification concerning the maximum residue level of 
pesticides in food  through a risk -based framework  focused on either short -term (acute) or 
long-term (chronic) exposures using Thai food consumpt ion data and field trial data . The  
main elements of the draft notification are as follows:  
1. The following Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) are added to the annex 2 of the 
notification of the Ministry of Public Health, No. 387 (B.E. 2560) (2017) , Title: Food 
Containing Pesticide Residues, issued on 18 August 2017,  as follows:  
Pesticide  Commodity  
Carbosulfan  Mangosteen  
Carbosulfan  Mangosteen  
Dithiocarbamates  Longan  
Imidacloprid  Mangosteen  
Dinotefuran  Mango  
2. This draft notification shall come into force after the date of 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/247  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Standard  entitled "Codex Pesticide Residues in 
Food"  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terre strial 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: 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, No. 387 (B.E. 2560) (2017) Title: Food 
Containing Pesticide Residues, issued on 18 August 2017  (available in Thai and English)  
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) : The day after its publication in the Royal Thai Government 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) : 18 June 2018  
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  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
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 (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatucha k, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4024  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th