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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/93
4 April 2003
(03-1885)
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:  National Bureau of Agriculture Commodity and Food Standards
(ACFS)
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):   All agricultural and food products.
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:  Cabinet's Resolution on
Import and Export Requirements for Agri cultural and Food Products on 4 March 2003
(available in English, 2 pages)
6. Description of content:   The Cabinet has decided to strengthen the pesticide control measure
on certain fresh fruits and vegetables as well as the alignment of safety control measures for
domestic market, import and export of ag ricultural and food products whereby the
operational guidelines provided for the division of work between the Ministry of Agriculture
and Cooperatives and Ministry of Public Health.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [ X ] animal he alth, [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] 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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Immediate
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Immediate
12. Final date for comments:
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:G/SPS/N/THA/93
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13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Authority designated to handle comments:
Enquiry point
National Bureau of Agriculture Co mmodity 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.napsi.or.thE-mail: acfspol@napsi.or.th