. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/139 
8 February 2006 
 (06-0531) 
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):  High risk food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft MOPH Ministerial 
Regulation, No…..(B.E……..) provided unde r the Food Acts B.E. 2522 (1979) (1 page, 
available in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) proposes to revise the 
Ministerial Regulation No 11, B.E.  2547 (2004) to specifically re quire that the import of high 
risk food products must be accompanied with a health certificate issued by the competent 
authority of producing country or offi cially recognized agency thereby. 
If proved no such authority of producing count ry could provide a health certificate, the 
importer can apply for such certificate from th e Thai FDA recognized agency in the country. 
The high risk food products shall be determined  through a risk-based assessment consistent 
with the WTO/SPS Agreement by the Thai FDA. 
The producing country could be exempted from  providing a health ce rtificate if the food 
control measure of the producing country is  recognized by the Food Commission as 
equivalent, in consistence with the Codex guide lines, provided that the evidence of such 
measure is sufficiently provided by the releva nt competent authority of the producing country.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] 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: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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:   G/SPS/N/THA/139 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The MOPH 
Ministerial Regulation No 2 (B.E. 2522) and No 11 (B.E.2547)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
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 
 
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