. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/180 
24 August 2009 
 (09-3996) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Department of 
Agriculture (DOA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Wood packaging materials 
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:  NOTICE . Draft Notification of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Cooperatives on the Determin ation of Wood Packaging Materials as 
Restricted Articles B.E. 2552 (2009)  Language:  Thai (unofficial English translation is 
available)  Number of pages:  1 
http://as.doa.go.th/ard/rule2.php?cat=1  
6. Description of content:  The Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 (1964), 3rd amendment by 
Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2551 (2008) sets dete rmination of wood packaging materials as 
restricted articles.  The importation of wood packaging materials must be in compliance 
with the rules, procedure, and conditions stipulated by the Director General of DOA. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [X] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM 15  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/THA/180 
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   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) :      
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :      
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Six months after being notified in the National Gazette. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  23 October 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  sps@acfs.go.th 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Department of Agriculture (DOA)  
Office of Agricultural Regulation  50 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand 
Tel:  +(662) 579 8576 
Fax:  +(662) 579 5084 E-mail:  preeyanooch.t@doa.go.th  Website:  http://as.doa.go.th/ard/rule2.php?cat=1