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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/182 
3 September 2009 
 (09-4129) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  The Office of Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) 
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):  Food in general 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners (including domestically produced foods)  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Thai FDA Notification entitled "Methods of 
Analysis for Pesticide Residues in Food"  Language:  Thai  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2009/sps/THA/09_3057_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues in Food shall be 
one of those prescribed in the Draft Thai FDA Notification entitled "Methods of Analysis 
for Pesticide Residues in Food" as follows: 
(1) Analytical methods established by CCAC and published in the latest edition of Codex:  
Recommended Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues. 
(2) Analytical methods declared by Nati onal Organizations/International Standards 
Organizations or published in the manual or  publication which is recognized by the 
international level. 
(3) Analytical methods of which the performance characteristic and validation are 
reliable.  The laboratories shall perform collaborative study in comply with the international criteria or single laborator y validation which is acceptable by the  
international level.  The assessment result sh all be provided in document which can be 
examined according to ISO/IEC 17025 latest version. 
The methods of analysis as stated under items (2) and (3) shall provide the reliable outcome 
of MRLs/EMRLs. 
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.    G/SPS/N/THA/182 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex Alimentarius: Recommended Methods of Analysis for 
Pesticide Residues (Updated version) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Thai FDA also recognizes internationally methods which are 
prescribed in the Draft Thai FDA Notification entitled "Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues in Food". 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  -  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After the approval by the Food and Drug 
Committee. 
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) :  On the date after signing by the Secr etary General of the Food and Drug 
Administration. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  2 November 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:    
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 or +(662) 561 41088 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th