. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/183 
3 September 2009 
 (09-4130) 
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 
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:  NOTICE.   Draft Ministry of Public Health Notification 
entitled "Food Containing Pesticide Residues"  Language:  Thai  Number of pages:  28 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2009/sps/THA/09_3058_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is proposing to revise the 
MOPH Notification concerning the maximum residue limit of pesticides in food as follows: 
(1) The MOPH notification (No.288) B.E. 2548 (2005) on Food Containing Pesticide 
Residues, dated 17 January 2005, is repeal ed and replaced by this (Draft) MOPH 
Notification; 
(2) The Pesticide residues in food shall comp ly with the MRLs/EMRLs set forth in the 
attachment to this MOPH Notification.  In  cases other than those specified in the list 
No. 1 and 2, the pesticide residues in fo od shall not exceed the limits as recommended 
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standard Programme; 
(3) The method of analysis shall be pr escribed by the Thai FDA Notification. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex standard, entitled "Codex P esticide Residues in Food". 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/THA/183 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The application of pesticides varies based on agricultural 
commodities, pests, diseases and environmental factors of each country.  Similarly, the maximum residue limit of pesticides in local food, setting in accordance with Thai’s good 
agricultural practice (GAP) and exposures, ma y differ from Codex standard for certain 
proposed limits. 
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) :  2 November 2009 
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 (ACFS)  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao 
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand Tel:  +(662) 561 4024 Fax:  +(662) 561 4034 or  +(662) 561 41088 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th