. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/THA/168 
22 April 2008  
 (08-1926) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture (DOA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plant, pest and carrier 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Plant Quarantine Act 
B.E. 2507 Amended by Plant Quarantine Act (No. 2) B.E. 2542 and Plant Quarantine Act 
(No. 3) B.E. 2551 (available in English, 20 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/THA/08_1115_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  According to the Department of Agriculture, the amend Plant 
Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 Amended by Plant Quar antine Act (No. 2) B.E. 2542 and Plant 
Quarantine Act (No. 3) B.E. 2551 has been  amended Quarantine Act as follows:  
(1) Determination on name of plants, pests and carriers to be prohibited article; 
(2) Determination on criteria, pro cedures and conditions for import ation or bringing in transit 
of prohibited, restricted or non prohibited articles; 
(3) Control and inspection of plants for exporta tion in line with the circumstance as well as 
the International Plant Protection Convention; 
(4) Revision of the authority of Plant Quarantine Official for Pest and Disease Control to be 
more appropriate;  and 
(5) Determination on rate of admi nistrative fees for issuance of phytosanitary certification. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/THA/168 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Not specified. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days after being notifie d under the Official Gazette 
(28 August 2008) 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after the notific ation to WTO Members 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
National Bureau of Agricultural Co mmodity and Food Standards (ACFS) 
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy 
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao 
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand Tel:  +(662) 561 4190 Fax:  +(662) 561 4034 
Website:  www.acfs.go.th
 
E-mail:  sps@acfs.go. th, anut@acfs.go.th