. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/200 
28 April 2011 
 (11-2182) 
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  (ICS Code 67.040) 
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 Ministry of Public Health Notification entitled 
"Prescribed prohibited foods to be produced, imported or sold"  Language(s):  Thai  
Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH Notification concerning food contaminated with Cry9C DNA sequence or protein 
as follows: 
(1) The MOPH notification (No.215) B.E. 2544 (2001) entitled "Prescribed prohibited 
foods to be produced, imported or so ld" (dated 18 January 2001), and its 
amendments No. 217 and No. 248 are repealed and replaced by this (Draft) MOPH 
notification. 
(2) Food contaminated with Cry9C DNA sequence or protein derived from the Cry9C 
DNA, shall be prohibited to produce, import or place on the market. 
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. 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/200 
Page 2  
 
  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  To date, genetically modified crop containing Cry9C DNA 
sequence or its protein, still has not been approved for human food use in any country 
around the world.  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  -   
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) :  On the date after being notified in the National Gazette. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  27 June 2011 
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  
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 Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th