G/SPS/N/THA/490  
7 February 2022  
(22-0862) 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:  Department of Fisheries (DOF)  
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):  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 - Crustaceans, 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 "Procedures 
for requesting aquatic animal health certificate for exportation B.E. 2564" . Language(s):  
Thai. Number of pages:  29 
http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2564/E/293/T_0001.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Fisheries Regulation B.E. 2557 (2014) 
regarding Procedures for requesting aquatic animal health certificate for exportation, dated 
30 June B.E. 2557, has been replaced by the Department of Fisheries Regulation B.E. 2564 
(2021) regarding Procedures for requesting aquatic animal health certificate for 
exportation, dated 7 October B.E. 2564. Therefore, the former Aquatic Animal Health 
Certificate has been revised to six forms of the Aquatic Animal Health Certificate, as stated 
below:  
1. HC 2 : Certify that the aquatic animals are officially 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 aquatic 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 aquatic 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 importi ng countries Health Certificate model. (This model is used for importing 
countries that require the addition of their own Health Certificate model.)  
4. HC 5: Certify that the aquatic animals are officially recognized as unaffected by the OIE -
Listed disease s and come from a farm establishment/zone/country where they are 
declared free from the OIE -Listed diseases and the aquatic animals also meet general G/SPS/N/THA/490  
 
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  health requirements, transport and labelling requirements. The family names of aquatic 
animals will be spe cified in this model. (This model is used for importing countries that do 
not require the addition of their own Health Certificate model but require specification the 
family names of the aquatic animals in the Health Certificate.)  
5. HC 6: Certify that the  aquatic animals are officially recognized as unaffected by the OIE -
Listed diseases and come from a compartment/zone/country where they are declared free 
from the OIE -Listed diseases and the aquatic animals also meet general health 
requirements, transport and labelling requirements. (This model is used for certifying 
disease -free status at compartment or zone or country level(s).)  
6. HC 7: Certify that the aquatic animals meet general health requirements, transport and 
labelling requirements. (This model is  used for exporting of aquatic animals intended to 
research or exhibition or competition.)  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory fr om 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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 2021, 
Chapter 5.11. Model Health Certificates for International Trade in Live Aquatic 
Animals and Products of Aquati c 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) : 7 October 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 29 January 2022  
[ ] 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 design ated 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 4204  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th;  http://www.spsthailand.net/  G/SPS/N/THA/490  
 
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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:   
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th;  http://www.spsthailand.net/