WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/140 
8 February 2006 
 (06-0532) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)  
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):  Meat and meat product derived from cattle (ICS 67.120.10)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  The 
United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Ireland, Swit zerland, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands,  
Denmark, Italy, Lichtenstein, Luxemburg, Spai n, Czech, Greece, Japa n,  Slovak, Slovenia, 
Austria, Republic of Finland, Israel, Poland, Canada and the United States 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft MOPH 
Notification (No…..), B. E……..entitled "Foods derived from BS E risk materials" (3 pages, 
available in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) proposes to revise the 
measure on foods derived from BSE risk materials in order to bring it in line with the OIE 
Animal Health Code on BSE as follows : 
1. The MOPH Notification No 260, 271 a nd 279 are repealed and replaced by this 
proposed measure. 
2. The BSE Risk Countries under this meas ure include the United Kingdom, Portugal, 
France, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands,  Denmark, Italy, Lichtenstein, 
Luxemburg, Spain, Czech, Greece , Japan,  Slovak, Slovenia, Au stria, Republic of Finland, 
Israel, Poland, Canada and the United States. 
3. All meat and meat products derived from cattle which originate from the above-
mentioned BSE risk countries ar e prohibited to import into or sale in the country except : 
 3.1   milk and milk products;  3.2  skins; 
 3.3  gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from skins; 
 3.4  gelatin and collagen prepared from bones;  3.5  protein-free tallow (maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in 
weight) and derivatives made from this tallow; 
 3.6  dicalcium phosphate (with no trace of protein or fat); 
 
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   3.7 deboned skeletal muscle meat (exc luding mechanically separated meat) 
from cattle 30 months of age or less, which were not subjected to a stunning process, prior to slaughter, with a device injecting compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, or to a pithin g process, and which were subject to 
ante-mortem and post-mortem inspec tions and were not suspect or 
confirmed BSE cases
; and which has been prepared in a manner to avoid 
contamination with tissues listed in Article 2.3.13.13  of OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code 2005. (BSE risk tissues were brains, tonsils, spinal 
cord, eyes, etc.); 
 3.8  blood and blood by-products, from cattle which were not subjected to a 
stunning process, prior to slaughter, with a device injecting compressed air 
or gas into the cranial cavit y, or to a pithing process. 
4. Specific requirements for sa fe practices and pr oduct certification for each of 3.4) – 
3.8) provided therein must be complied with.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date after being notified in the Official Gazette. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after circulat ion of the notificat ion to WTO Members  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
 National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
 Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 
 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 
 Thailand  Tel: (662) 629 8970  Fax: (662) 629 8978  Website:  www.acfs.go.th  E-mail: sps@acfs.go.th
, anutviset@yahoo.com 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
 National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
 Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy  3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 
 Thailand 
 Tel: (662) 629 8970  Fax: (662) 629 8978  Website:  www.acfs.go.th  E-mail: sps@acfs.go.th
, anutviset@yahoo.com