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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/THA/21
16 November 1999
(99-4920)
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 husbandry and breeding (ICS:65.020.30)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  The Animal Epidemic Act (No.2)
B.E.2542(1999) (9 pages, available in Thai language)
5. Description of content:  A modification of the Animal Ep idemic Act B.E.2499(1956).  The
main amendments are as follows:
1. The definition of "Animal" is modified to also include embryos, apart from semen
of elephants, horses, cattle, buffaloes, donkeys, mules, goats, sheep, pigs, dogs,cats, rabbits, monkeys and gibbons.
2. Control of trade in animals and carcasses is modified to cover trade in semen and
embryos of horses, cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep, pigs or certain animals as may be
specified in relevant Ministerial Regulations.
3. Penalties for contravening provisions of this Act are adjusted to cope with the
current economic situation, i.e. a fine of not more than two hundred baht is adjusted
to not more than two thousand baht, imprisonment for not more than one month isadjusted to not more than two months, etc.
4. Responsibilities of veterinarians, inspectors and Director-General of the Department
of Livestock Development regarding prevention of epidemics are modified for
better efficiency.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] 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/21
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
(1) Reference document:
- The Animal Epidemic Act B.E.2499(1956)
(2) Publication in which the Act is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette Volume 116, Part 30 kor. dated 23 April 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 April 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  22 July 1999
11. Final date for comments:  60 days from the 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:           