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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/25
11 February 2000
(00-0518)
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 B.E.2542(1999)  on Prohibition for Importation and Sale of
Animal Feeds in the Categories of Raw Materials, Mixed Feeds, Milk Products for Animals,
supplementary Feed Which Contain Raw Materials, Milk Products and Supplementary
Feeds Originated from Belgium (1 page, available in Thai language)
5. Description of content:
(1) Raw materials of animal feeds, flours and meals of meat, fat extracted meat meals,
meat and bone meals, mixed feeds, ready mixed feeds, concentrated feeds, milk
products, supplementary feeds originated from Belgium are prohibited for
importation or sale.
(2) Raw materials of animal feeds, flours and meals of meat, fat extracted meat meals,
meat and bone meals, mixed feeds, concentrated feeds, milk products,
supplementary feeds originated from France, the Netherlands and Germany areprohibited from importation or sale, unless accompanied by certificates, issued by
the government authority, assuring that the products are free from dioxin.
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:           G/SPS/N/THA/25
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
(1) Reference documents:
- Feed Quality Control Act B.E.2522(1982)
(2) Publication in which the Notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette, Vol. 116, Special Part 41 ngor, dated 15 June 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:  14 June 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  16 June 1999
11. Final date for comments:  60 days from the WTO circulation date
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
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:           