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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/23
11 February 2000
(00-0519)
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 Livestock Developmen t, Ministry of Agriculture and
Co-operatives
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:  Animal feedingstuffs (ICS: 65.120)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Co-operatives on Name, Category , Type or Characteristics of Animal Feeds
Prohibited to be Imported for Sale;  and Name, Category, Type, Characteristics, Properties
and Composition of Feed Additives Prohibited to be Used as Ingredients in Producing
Animal Feeds (N° 2) B.E.2542(1999) (1 page, available in Thai language)
5. Description of content:  Since  it appears that Dimetridazole and Ronidazole have been
used as additives in animal feeds and such chemical substances may be harmful as they
induce cancer, as a result:
• no permission shall be granted for the importation for sale of all kinds of animal
feeds which contain Dimetridazole and Ronidazole as ingredients;
• Dimetridazole and Ronidazole shall not be used as feed additives in producing
animal feeds.
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:  Notification of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives will appear in the Government Vol. 116, Special
Part 67 ngor, dated 17 September B.E.2542(1999)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2 September 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  18 September 1999G/SPS/N/THA/23
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11. Final date for comments:  60 days from the WTO circulation date
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry
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:           