. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/198 
15 December 2010  
 (10-6749) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Swine back fat, sheep and swine int estine (casings), cattle hides and skin 
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:  Ministerial Regulation entitled "Fee exemption according 
to Animal Epidemics Act (No.2) B.E. 2553 (2010)"  Language:  Thai  Number of 
pages:  7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/THA/10_4576_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This regulation is to inform that: 
(1) The import permit fee exemption is granted for the following products:  swine back 
fat, sheep and swine intestine (casings) to  be used as the raw materials for the 
industrial food production for human consumption for export. 
(2) The export permit fee exemption is granted for the following products:  cattle hides 
and skin for export. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None G/SPS/N/THA/198 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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:  Ministerial 
Regulation entitled "Fee exemption according to Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2546 (2003)" 
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) :  11 August 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable  
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:    
13. Texts 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 41088 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th;  spsthailand@gmail.com 
Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th