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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/106
10 October 2003
(03-5349)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Plants and products thereof
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:   (Draft)  Notification of
the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.  Re:  Specification of plant pests as prohibited
materials, of exceptions and conditions unde r the Plant Quarantine Act, B.E. 2507 (1964)
(No.3) B.E. 2546 (2003) (available in Thai, 8 pages)
6. Description of content:   The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, being advised by
the Plant Quarantine Commission, is authorized to notify the additional list of Quarantine
Pests under the following terms:
1. Term and Definition of Quarantine Pest  as described by ISPM No.5 on Glossary
of Phytosanitary Terms;
2. The definitive lists of Fungi, Bacter ia, Protozoa, Virus, Viroid, Mycoplasma,
Insect, Mite, Nematode, Weed and Unknown Ethiology within this notification
from any origin are prohibited articles;
3. Import of such prohibited articles for study purposes must be in compliance with
the terms and conditions set forth by the Director-General of DOA.
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safet y, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   ISPM No.5 on Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms
for Quarantine Pest
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Notification
(available in Thai, 8 pages)G/SPS/N/THA/106
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10. Proposed date of adoption:   November 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   One day after being notified under the Official Gazette
12. Final date for comments:  30 November 2003
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 notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National Bureau of Agri cultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)
Division of Agriculture Commod ity and Food Standards Policy
3 Ratchadamnern-Nok Road, Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel: (662) 629 8970
Fax: (662) 629 8978
Website: www.acfs.go.thE-mail: acfspol@acfs.go.th