. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/160 
27 April 2007 
 (07-1745) 
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):   Silkworms, silkworm eggs and silkworm cocoons  
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 Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives entitled "Specification of plants from certain sources as prohibited articles, of exceptions a nd conditions under the Plant Quarantine Act, 
B.E. 2507 (1964) (No…..) B.E. 2550 (2007)" (available in English, 2 pages) 
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 revise regulated articles as follows:  
(1) Silkworms, silkworm eggs and silkworm  cocoons from any source are considered as 
prohibited articles;  (2) Exceptions or conditions: 
 Prohibited articles as per Item (1) that had passed the process of pest risk analysis in 
accordance with the criteria, methods and conditions set by the Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, whereby such pr ohibition has already been withdrawn from the 
list as proclaimed in the Notification of Mini stry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, however, 
has to comply with the criteria, methods and conditions set by the Director-General of the 
Department of Agriculture. 
 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withdrawn from prohibited lists must be ju stified by Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). 
Transitional period is also provided for histori cally imported products over the last 3 (three) 
years before the effective date of this provision whereas the import is granted further 
pending the completion of pest risk analysis provided that the NPPO of the concerned countries shall request for import permit toge ther with supportive evidence of afore-
mentioned trade within 60 (sixty) days after th e enter into force of this notification.  The 
products covered under trade obligations committe d by the government before the effective 
date of this provision is granted to furt her import unless there is evidence proved to be 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
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:  Not specified. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  60 days after being notified under the Official Gazette 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after the notification 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 Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards Policy 3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand 
Tel:  (662) 629 8979 
Fax:  (662) 629 8978 Website:  www.acfs.go.th E-mail:  acfspol@acfs.go.th , anutviset@yahoo.com