G/SPS/N/THA/290  
 
24 February 2020  
(20-1409) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Livestock Development (DLD)  
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):  Live poultry and poultry carcasses (HS Code(s): 0105, 
0207,0407,0408)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relev ant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  The DLD order on temporary suspension of importation 
of live poultry and poultry carcasses from China to prevent the spread of Highly  
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Serotype H5N1 and H5N6).  Language(s): Thai. 
Number  of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/THA/20_1338_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  According to the announcement of the Government Gazette 
dated 4 September 2019, the suspension for importation of live poultry and poultry 
carcasses from China has expired on 3 December 2019. However, the OIE has reported 
a continued outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Liaoning province 
(Serotype H5 N1) and Xinjiang province (Serotype H5N6) in the China.  
Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of AI disease into the country. 
By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act  B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry 
and poultry carcass es from China is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after 
date of publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (24 December 2019) except the feathers 
and down of poultry that have been processed in the approved establishment by the DLD 
and these commod ities that have been processed to ensure the destruction of avian 
influenza virus recommended by OIE terrestrial Animal Health code topics 10.4.22 and 
10.4.23 which use one of the following methods:  
− washed and steam -dried at 100ºC for 30 minutes;  
− fumigati on with formalin (10% formaldehyde) for 8 hours;  
− irradiation with a dose of 20 kilogray.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This emergency 
measure is to protect the domestic livestock industry.  G/SPS/N/THA/290  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the st andard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
Chapter 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] 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 dev iates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), Article 6 and 33.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
25 December 2019 (For a period of 90 days after being notified in the Thai Royal Gazette : 
25 December 2019 – 23 March 2020).  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao  
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: +(662) 561 4204  
Fax: +(662) 561 4034  
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th  
http://www.spsthailand.net/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
E-mail: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th  
http://www.spsthailand.net/