. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/185 
5 February 2010 
 (10-0623) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Department of 
Agriculture (DOA) 
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):  Plants and plant products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  NOTICE.   Draft Notification of the Department of 
Agriculture on the Criteria, Procedures, and C onditions for the Request for and Issuance of 
Phytosanitary Certificate and Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export (No.2) B.E. ………… 
Language:  Thai  Number of pages:  18 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/THA/10_0541_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Revision of forms for the application for Phytosanitary Certificate 
and Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export;  the Phytosanitary Certificate, the Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export.  Th e printed logo of the organization shall be 
present in Phytosanitary Certificate and Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export, as well as, 
in the attachment sheet for Phytosanitary Ce rtificate (form P.Q.7-2) and Phytosanitary 
Certificate for re-export (form P.Q. 8-2). 
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. 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM No. 12  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/THA/185 
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  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:    
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) :  Approximately 30 days after adoption. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  60 days after the publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 April 2010 
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:   
sps@acfs.go.th 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Department of Agriculture (DOA)  
Office of Agricultural Regulation 
50 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand  Tel:  +(662) 579 8576 Fax:  +(662) 579 5084 
E-mail:  preeyanooch.t@doa.in.th