G/SPS/N/THA/239  
 
8 November 2016  
(16-6116) Page: 1/3 
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 n ational 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Banana, chest nut, dragon fruit, cantaloupe, rambutan, 
rose apple, watermelon, pomegran ate, guava, jujube, mango, papaya, sapodilla, longan, 
strawberry,  mandarine, orange, pear, grape, apple, garlic, cauliflower, cabbage, chives, 
galangal, kale, carrot, spring onion, bean sprout, ivy gourd, cucumber, yardlong bean, 
garden pea, broccoli, basil leaf, asiatic pennywort, spinach, Chinese cabbage, amaranth, 
water spinach, pepper, pumpkin, tomato, eggplant, potato, shallot, mushroom, sweet 
basil 
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 n otified document: Draft MOPH Notification, B.E..., entitled "The 
requirements for production processes, production equipments, storage and labeling of 
some fresh fruits or vegetables" . Language(s): Thai. Number of pages: 17 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/THA/16_4548_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/THA/ 16_4548_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: For consumer protection, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) 
is proposing the notification on good practice for packing house s as follows : 
6.1 Annex I of the draft MOPH notification indicates a list of some  types of  fresh fruit 
or vegetables which shall be packed by proper operations;  
6.2 The minimum requirements for packing house operations or good practices are 
summarized in Annex II of the draft MOPH notification  in order  to ensure that only 
safe fruits or v egetables shall be collected, pack aged and distributed to 
consumer s; 
6.3 Importers who import such fresh fruits or vegetables as indicated in Annex I shall 
provide , as good practice , a certificate of satisfaction as required under this 
notification or otherwise meet the minimum requirements of this notification ; 
6.4 The minimum requirements for retail labelling are that each display must clearly 
show the following:  
1) Name and address of producer (packing house) or importer and country of 
origin;  
2) Registr ation Number;  
3) Code or Number of production lot.  
This information should be on the label of the original container. Where such fresh fruits 
or vegetables are presented to the consumer without pack aging, the required 
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  tray. If not , the retailer should have a record of the required information that is 
accessible to consumers;  
6.5 Those who receive production or importing licenses for such fresh fruits or 
vegetables prior to the enforcement of this ministerial notification, which do not 
comply with this ministerial notification, shall include these identified improvement s 
or provide certificates, as the case may be, within one year from the date of entry 
into force of the noti fication;  
6.6 This notification shall come into force after one year as from the date of its 
publication in the Royal 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.   
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) : CAC/RCP 53 -2003 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant interna tional 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) : One year as from the date of its publication in the Royal 
Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facil itating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 40 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Not ification 
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  
 +(662) 561 4088  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website : http://www.acfs.go.th  G/SPS/N/THA/239  
 
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  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  
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