G/TBT/N/THA/492  
 
30 November 2016  
(16-6569) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : THAILAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible : Department of Fisheries (DOF), Minis try of Agriculture and 
Cooperatives  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above : 
Department of Fisheries (DOF)  
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives  
Tel.: (662) 562 0600 -15 #2108, 579 1878  
Fax: (662) 9406818  
E-mail: thaipsm.investigation@gmail.com   
Website : http://www4.fisheries.go.th   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in additi on, where applicable) : Fish, other aquatic 
living resources and fishery products  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Department of 
Fisheries Notification on Type and Category of Documents for Import Permit of Fish and 
Fishery Products (6 pages, in English; 9 pages, in Thai)  
6. Description of content : Referring to section 96 of Royal Ordinance on Fisheries B.E. 2558 
(2015), the competent official shall not permit any importation unless the owner of the 
vessel or the master o f the vessel can prove that the fishing vessel has been granted a 
fishing license or a license for activities related to fisheries issued by a flag State or a coastal 
State.  The fishing vessel can produce evidence to prove that it has not undertaken IUU 
fishing.  The owner of the vessel or the master of the vessel certifies in writing that the flag 
State shall certify in due course that the aquatic animals caught in accordance with the 
regulations of the international organizations concerned.  
In order to exa mine related documents for imported fish and fishery products in compliance 
with all or certain provisions under the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries B.E. 2558 (2015), the 
Department of Fisheries issues a notification to prescribe type and category of document s for 
imported fish and fishery products as determines in the appendix of this notification.  
This Act shall come into force fifteen days following the date of its publication.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
appli cable : To prevent the imported fishery products and foreign vessels related to IUU 
fishing activities entering into Thailand.  
8. Relevant documents : The Royal Ordinance on Fisheries B .E. 2558 (2015)  G/TBT/N/THA/492  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed  date of entry into force: 15 days following the date of its publication   
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/THA/16_4915_00_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/THA/16_4915_00_x.pdf