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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/107
10 October 2003
(03-5348)
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):   Genetically Modified Plants
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 Plants  from Certain sources
as prohibited materials, of exceptions and conditions under the Plant Quarantine Act, B.E.
2507 (1964) No.4) B.E. 2546 (2003) (available in Thai, 3 pages)
6. Description of content:   The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, being advised by
the Plant Quarantine Commission, is authorized  to notify the additional prohibited plants
under the following terms:
1. Finished Food Products originating from pr ohibited plants within this notification
which have been treated to satisfy pest s free status are not prohibited articles;
2. Genetically Modified Plants as prov ided hereby including 49 genus from any
origin are prohibited articles;
3. Import of these plants 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 disease,  [ X ]  protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] 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:  Draft Notification
(available in Thai, 3 pages)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   November 2003G/SPS/N/THA/107
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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