G/SPS/N/THA/226
23 January 2015 
(15-0485)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Livestock Development (DLD) 
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): Live poultry and poultry carcasses (HS Codes: 0105, 
0207, 0407, 0408) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Italy and Japan  
5. Title of the notified document: The DLD order on temporary suspension of 
importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Japan and Italy to prevent the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (subtype H5N8)  Language(s): Thai  
Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/THA/15_0345_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Following the reported case of Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak 
in the affected countries (Italy and Japan), it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of AI disease into the country. The importation of live poultry and poultry 
carcasses of Italy and Japan is temporarily suspended. Pet birds are exempted where an 
individual test result for AI is negative and this result is certified in the animal health certificate. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: This emergency 
measure is to protect the domestic livestock industry. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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) Chapter 10.4 of the Terrestrial or 
Aquatic Animal Health Code 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/THA/226 
 
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  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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
25 December 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com 
 sps@acfs.go.th 
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th