WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/188 
26 April 2010 
 (10-2136) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Livestock Development (DLD), Ministry of 
Agriculture and  Cooperatives 
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):  Poultry hatcheries, boar and bovine semen 
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 .  Announcement of  the Department of 
Livestock Development on Requirements for the Importation of Day-Old-Poultry, Boar and 
Bovine Semen into Thailand  Language:  English  Number of pages:  2   
6. Description of content:  According to Thailand’s Notification:  G/SPS/N/THA/92 dated 
29 October 2002, the bilateral consultation for accreditation of establishments of origin of 
animals and animal products was set up as a requirement of the announcement, however, the Department of Livestock Development of  Thailand found from the procedure checking  
that many exporting establishments of anim als and animal products have never been 
accredited prior to export to Thailand.  Ther efore, DLD finds it necessary to establish 
requirements for the Importation of day-old-poultry, boar and bovine Semen to prevent the risk of introduction of animal diseases in to Thailand as well as to protect human from 
infectious diseases.  The requirements are as follows: 
(1) Non-approved poultry hatcheries, boar a nd bovine semen establishments will no 
longer be qualified for export of day-ol d-poultry, boar and bovine semen to 
Thailand after the grace period (15 April – 15 October  2010). 
(2) During the grace period, the local importers or exporting companies who intend to 
continue to export those items to Th ailand should request DLD for on-site 
inspection of establishments to fulfil the process of accreditation at least one month 
prior to the proposed date. 
(3) DLD veterinary inspectors team will be dispatched to accredit the requested 
establishment within one month after the request. 
 
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  (4) The stakeholders will be informed of the accreditation result by 15 days.  The list 
of approved establishments will be available on DLD website 
(http://www.dld.go.th
)  and could also be retrieved from the DLD’s international 
quarantine stations at port of entry. 
(5) After the effective date of 16 October 2010, any establishment that did not comply 
with this measure will not be eligible to  export to Thailand until the process of 
inspection is completed. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2009 
Chapter 5.3  
 (1) Article 5.3.3 General consideration on the judement of the equivalent of 
sanitary measures. 
 (2) Article 5.3.4 Prerequisite considera tions  in a judgement of equivalence. 
[ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ministerial 
Regulation regarding Importation into, Exporta tion from, and Transit through the Kingdom 
of Thailand, of Animals or Animal Carca sses B.E. 2544 (2001) which is available in 
Government Gazette Vol 118, Part 30  kor, dated 17 May 2001 and  
http://www.ratchakitcha.soc .go.th/DATA/PDF/00015301.PDF    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  - 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  - 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  16 October 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/THA/188 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 June 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:    
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900,  Thailand. 
Tel:  +(66) 2 561-4204 
Fax:  +(66) 2 561-4034 Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th
 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th