. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/152 
17 August 2006 
 (06-3928) 
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:  Department of Agriculture (DOA)  
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):  Plants and products thereof  
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)  Notification of the Mini stry of Agriculture and Coopera tives entitled "Specification of 
plant pests and carriers from certain source s as prohibited articles, of exceptions and 
conditions under the Plant Quarantine Act, B.E. 2507 (1964) (No…..) B.E. 2549 (2006)" 
(22 pages in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Plant Quarantine Commission has submitted the 
recommendations to the Minister of Agriculture  and Cooperatives for issuing the notification 
under the Plant Quarantine Act to revoke and revise regulated arti cles as follows:  
The draft notification provides lists of plants and products thereof from any source as 
prohibited articles with some exemptions and conditions, in particular for those to be 
withdrawn from prohibited lists must be justifie d by Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). Transitional 
Period is also provided for historically importe d products over the last 5 (five) years before 
the effective date of this provision wher eas the import is granted further pending the 
completion of pest risk analysis provided th at the NPPO of the concerned countries shall 
request for import permit together with supportiv e evidence of afore-mentioned trade within 
60 (sixty) days after the enter into force of this notification.  Th e products covered under 
trade obligations committed by the government befo re the effective date of  this provision is 
granted to further import unless there is evidence proved  to be otherwise. 
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] 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:  One day after being notified under the Official Gazette  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after the notific ation to WTO Members 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
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 Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand Tel: (662) 629 8970 
Fax: (662) 629 8978 
Website: www.acfs.go.th 
E-mail: acfspol@acfs.go.th