G/SPS/N/THA/224
1 December 2014 
(14-6974)  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: Department of Fisheries (DOF) 
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): Aquatic Animals - HS Code: 0301 Live fish including 
ornamental fish, freshwater fish, and marine  fish; HS Code: 0302 Fish, fresh or chilled, 
excluding fish fillets and other fish meat; HS Code: 0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish 
fillets and other fish meat; HS Code: 0306 Crusta ceans, live, fresh, chilled or frozen, in 
shell; HS Code: 0307 Molluscs, live, fresh, chilled or frozen, in shell; HS Code: 0106 
other live animals such as frog, softshell turtle, and crocodile. 
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: Department of Fisheries Regulation entitled "Aquatic 
Animal Health Certificate for Exportation, B.E. 2557 "    Language(s): Thai  Number of 
pages: 13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/THA/14_5253_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/THA/14_5253_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/THA/14_5253_02_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/THA/14_5253_03_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Department of Fisheries Regulation B.E. 2544 (2001) 
regarding Aquatic Animal Health Certificate fo r the Exportation of Live Aquatic Animals, 
dated 3 April B.E. 2544, has been replaced by the Department of Fisheries Regulation B.E. 2557 (2014) regarding Aquatic Animal Health Certificate for Exportation, dated 
30 June B.E. 2557. Therefore, the former Live Aquatic Animal Health Certificate has 
been replaced by three forms of the Aquatic An imal Health Certificate, as stated below: 
1. HC 2: Certify that the animals are official ly recognized as unaffected by the OIE-Listed 
diseases and come from a farm establishment/zone/country where they are declared 
free from the OIE-Listed diseases and the animals also meet general health 
requirements, transport and labelling requirements. (This model is used for importing 
countries that do not require the addition of their own Health Certificate model.) 
2. HC 3: Certify that the animals meet general health requirements, transport and 
labelling requirements. (This model is used for importing countries that do not require the addition of their own Health Certificate model.) 
3. HC 4: Certify that the animals are officially recognized as unaffected by the diseases 
listed in the importing countries Health Certificate model. (This model is used for importing countries that require the addition of their own Health Certificate model.) G/SPS/N/THA/224 
 
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  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 st andard? 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)  OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 2014, 
Chapter 5.11. Model Health Certificates for International Trade in Live Aquatic 
Animals and Products of Aquatic Animal Origin.  
[ ] 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) : 1 October 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :   
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  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034, +(662) 561 4088 
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com; sps@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; sps@acfs.go.th  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th