. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/55/Rev.1
14 September 2001
(01-4331)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Maize (corn):  HS Chapter:  10.05, ICS:  67.060
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry of Public
Health (No. 217) B.E. 2544 (2001) Amending the Notification of Ministry of Public Health
(No. 215) B.E. 2544 (2001)  Prohibition of Certain Foods to be Produced, Imported or Sold
in Thailand (2 pages, available in the Thai language)
5. Description of content:  A modification of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health
(No. 215) B.E. 2544 (2001) Prohibition of Certain Foods to be Produced, Imported or Sold
in Thailand.  The main amendments are as follows:
- Foods contaminated with Cry 9C DNA Sequence which are prohibited for
production importation or sale in the Kingdom of Thailand in Clause 1(6) "corn
meal/corn flour" must be replaced by "some corn products, i.e. corn meal, corn
flour and cream style corn"
- Importation for sale in the Kingdom of Thailand of products mentioned in Clause 1
must be accompanied by the result of the food analysis or a certificate of Cry 9C
DNA Sequence or protein produced from Cry 9C DNA Sequence free, as the case
may be, as follows:
(1) the result of the food analysis issued by the local government authority or
institute designated by the Food Committee;
(2) the result of the food analysis or the certificate issued by the government
authority of the country of origin or by the private institute certified by a
responsible government authority of the country of origin.
- The certificate mentioned above shall at least contain the following information:
(1) analytical method, lot number being tested and laboratory's name (if the
result of the analysis is used);G/SPS/N/THA/55/Rev.1
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(2) origin or country of origin;
(3) the statement certifying that the product is Cry 9C DNA Sequence or
protein produced from Cry 9C DNA Sequence free or Star Link corn free
or GMO free or any other similar statements.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Publication in which
the notification is published when adopted:  Government Gazette, Volume 118, Special
Part 54 ngor, dated 13 June 2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 June 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  14 June 2001
11. Final date for comments:           
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Food Control Division
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Thanon Tiwanond, Amhoe MuangNonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Tel:  (66 2) 590-7214
Fax:  (66 2) 591-8476