. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/202 
28 April 2011  
 (11-2184) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  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):  Import requirement for food with risk from radionuclide contamination (ICS 
Code 67.040) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Ministry of Public Health Notification entitled 
"Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Radionuclide Contamination"  
Language(s):  Thai and English  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/THA/11_1315_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Following the accident of the Fukushima nuclear power plant on 
11 March 2011, the radionuclide levels in some  food products originating from Japan are 
found to exceed the action levels in food app licable in Japan.  Hence, MOPH considered 
that it is necessary to establish the type of f ood, location and country of origin to control 
food contaminated with radionuclide as follows: 
 (1) All kinds of food originated from the radionuclide areas of Japan:  the 
prefectures  of Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Yamagata, Niigata, Nagano, Yamanashi, Saitama, Tokyo and Chiba, the leve ls of radionuclides shall be detected not 
exceed the prescribed limits in the Notificati on of the Ministry of Public Health Re: 
Standard of Food Contaminated with Radionuc lide.  The importers are required to submit 
documents indicating the levels of radionuclid es and their locations of production for every 
shipment at the import check point, issu ed by any of the following agencies:  
  (1) the Japanese Government competent authority (CA), or 
  (2) other agencies accepted by the Japanese Government competent 
 authority, or 
  (3) government laboratory,  or  
  (4) designated laboratory by the government, or    (5) accredited laboratory conforms to the international standards. 
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   (2) All kinds of food originated from the prefectures other than those stated in 
clause 1 are required to submit documents issued by the Japanese Government competent authority to indicate the locati on of harvesting or processing. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  Urgent action was 
needed following the accident at the Fukushima  nuclear power plant and the findings that 
certain foodstuffs from Japan contai n high levels of radioactivity. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex General Standard for Contam inants and Toxins in Food and 
Feed (Codex Standard 193-1995) : RADIONUCLIDES 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] 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:    
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Draft 
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health  entitled "Standard of Food Contaminated with 
Radionuclide"   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
12 April 2011 
[ ] 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:    
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  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao 
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  Thailand Tel:  +(662) 561 4204 Fax:  +(662) 561 4034;  +(662) 561 4088 E-mail:  sps@acfs.go.th  
Website:  http://www.acfs.go.th