WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/THA/1
31July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3058)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THAILAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Food andDrug Administration, Ministry ofPublic Health
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Thefollowing
bovine products ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland -beefandbovine products butnot
including milkandmilkproducts, andgelatin
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: TheNotification ofMinistry of
Public Health Number 173(1996) Re:Prescribing foods prohibited forimportation and
sale(1page, available inEnglish)
5. Description ofcontent: Provision forprohibition ofimportation andsaleofbeefand
bovine products except milkandmilkproducts, andgelatin
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofconsumers against health hazard
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Problem ofpotential linkbetween bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) andCreutzfeldt-Jacob disease
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: TheNotification of
Ministry ofPublic Health Number 173(1996)
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 12April 1996
11. Texts available from/and agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National
enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother
body: