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Notifying
Member: THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Department of
Livestock Development (DLD)
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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): Live poultry and
poultry carcasses under Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015)
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[ ] All trading partners
[X] Specific regions or
countries: Chinese Taipei
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Title of
the notified document: The DLD
order on temporary suspension of importation or transit of live poultry and
poultry carcasses from Chinese Taipei to
prevent the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Subtype H5N1). Language(s): Thai. Number of
pages: 1
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Description of content: The
WOAH has reported an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Subtype
H5N1) in Changhua and Pingtung of Chinese Taipei. Therefore, it is necessary
for Thailand to prevent the entry of disease into the country. By the virtue
of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation or transit of live
poultry and poultry carcasses from Chinese Taipei has been temporarily
suspended. Except the feathers and down of poultry that have been processed
in the approved establishment by the DLD and these commodities that have been processed to ensure the
destruction of avian influenza virus recommended by WOAH terrestrial Animal
Health code topics 10.4.22 and 10.4.23 which use one of the following
methods:
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washed and
steam-dried at 100 ºC for 30 minutes;
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fumigation with
formalin (10% formaldehyde) for 8 hours;
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irradiation
with a dose of 20 kilograys.
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Objective
and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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Nature
of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This emergency measure is to protect the domestic livestock
industry.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[X] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number): Chapter
10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code
[ ] International Plant
Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[ ] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are
available:
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Date of
entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period
of application (as applicable): 20 November
2024
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Agency
or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address
(if available) of other body:
National
Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)
50
Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao
Chatuchak,
Bangkok 10900
Thailand
Tel: +(662)
561 4204
Fax: +(662)
561 4034
E-mail: spsthailand@acfs.go.th
spsthailand@gmail.com
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th
https://spsthailand.acfs.go.th/th/main
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Text(s) available
from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:
E-mail: spsthailand@acfs.go.th
spsthailand@gmail.com
Websites: http://www.acfs.go.th
https://spsthailand.acfs.go.th/th/main
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