Notifications for Thailand (694 notifications)

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 18 May2020, the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Myanmar has expired on 16 August 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever in area of Myanmar. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Myanmar is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (2 October 2020)

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 18 May 2020, the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Belgium has expired on 16 August 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever in area of Belgium. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Belgium is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (2 October 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 18 May 2020 the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Poland as expired on 16 August 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever in area of Poland. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Poland is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (2 October 2020)

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 18 May 2020, the suspension for importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from China has expired on 16 August 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Sichuan (Serotype H5N6) and Hunan (Serotype H5N1) of China. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of AI disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from China is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after date of publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (2 October 2020) except the feathers and down of poultry that have been processed in the approved establishment by the DLD and these commoditiesthat have been processed to ensure the destruction of avian influenza virus recommended by OIE terrestrial Animal Health code topics 10.4.22 and 10.4.23 which use one of the following methods: washed and steam-dried at 100ºC for 30 minutes; fumigation with formalin (10% formaldehyde) for 8 hours;irradiation with a dose of 20 Kilogray

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 18 May 2020, the suspension for importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Taiwan has expired on 16 August 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Yunlin (Serotype H5N5) and Changhua (Serotype H5N5) of Taiwan. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of AI disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Taiwan is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after date of publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (2 October 2020) except the feathers and down of poultry that have been processed in the approved establishment by the DLD and these commoditiesthat have been processed to ensure the destruction of avian influenza virus recommended by OIE terrestrial Animal Health code topics 10.4.22 and 10.4.23 which use one of the following methods: washed and steam-dried at 100ºC for 30 minutes; fumigation with formalin (10% formaldehyde) for 8 hours; irradiation with a dose of 20 Kilogray

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 5 May 2020, the suspension for importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from India has expired on 16 August 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) in India. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of AI disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558, the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from India is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after date of publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (2 October 2020)

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 18 May 2020 the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Hungary as expired on 16 August 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever in area of Hungary. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Hungary is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (2 October 2020).

Following the reported outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) from Victoria (Serotype H7N7) of Australia, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of HPAI disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Australia is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after date of publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (17 September 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 13 February 2020, the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Philippines has already expired on 13 May 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in area of Philippines. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Philippines is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (5 June 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 13 February 2020, the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Vietnam has already expired on 13 May 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in area of Vietnam. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Vietnam is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (5 June 2020).

Following the reported outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Plovdiv and Kardzali (Serotype H5N8) of Bulgaria, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Bulgaria is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after date of publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (5 June 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 13 February 2020, the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from China has expired on 13 May 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in area of china. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from china is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (5 June 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 13 February 2020, the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Bulgaria has expired on 13 May 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in area of Bulgaria. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Bulgaria is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (5 June 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette date 13 February 2020, the suspension for importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Poland has expired on 13 May 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in area of Poland. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Poland is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (5 June 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 13 February 2020, the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Republic of Korea has expired on 13May 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in area of Republic of Korea. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Republic of Korea is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (5 June 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 13 February 2020, the suspension for importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Indonesia has expired on 13 May 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in area of Indonesia. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live domestic and wild pigs and their carcasses from Indonesia is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (5 June 2020).

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) considered the existing Notifications of Ministry of Public Health regarding tea infusion should be revised in order to update the list of plants and parts of plant used as ingredient for tea infusion as well as to limit overlapping herbal products under the Herbal Product Act B.E. 2562 (2019) for more effective of consumer health protection and fair practice of trade.Clause 1 – The Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 280) B.E. 2547 (2004) Re: Herbal tea shall be repealed.Clause 2 – "Tea infusion" mean products from parts of plants that proceed by drying and maybe grinding in order to consume by boiling or infusing with hot water.Clause 3 – Plants and parts of plants allowed to be used in tea infusion shall be in the list in the annex of this notification.Clause 4 – Tea infusion shall be of the following qualities or standards:(1) The moisture content shall not be more than 10% by weight;(2) Limits of pathogenic microorganisms shall be complied with the Notification of Ministry of Public Health regarding standards for Pathogenic Microorganisms in Food;(3) Limits of contaminants shall be complied with the Notification of Ministry of Public Health regarding standard of Foods contained contaminants;(4) Limits of pesticide residues shall be complied with the Notification of Ministry of Public Health regarding food Containing Pesticide Residues;(5) Tea fusion shall not contain any modern drugs or Psychotropic Substances or narcotics prescribed by the laws thereof, as the case may be;(6) Use of food additives shall be complied with the Notification of Ministry of Public Health;(7) Tea fusion shall not be flavoured with other substances except those plants specified in the list annexed to this notification or leaves, tips, and young stems of the plants in the Camellia Family;Clause 5 – Producers or Importers of tea infusion for sale shall follow Notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding Production Processes, Production Equipments and Food Storages.Clause 6 – Use of containers for tea infusion shall be complied with the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding containers.Clause 7 – Use of label for tea infusion shall be complied with the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding Labelling of prepackaged foods. In addition, warning statement as listed in the annex of this notification shall be displayed.Clause 8 – Producers or importers of tea infusion for sales, whose permission issued prior to enforcement of this notification shall follow this notification within 2 years after this notification comes into force as the case may be:1) Existing tea infusion in the list of the annex of this Notification that permitted under the Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 280) B.E. 2547 (2004) Re: Herbal tea;2)  Existing tea infusion in the list of the annex of this Notification that permitted under the Notification of Ministry of Public Health regarding beverages in the sealed containers.Clause 9 – This notification shall come into force as from the day following date of its publication in the Government Gazette. This draft Ministry of Public Health Notification was also notified under the TBT Notification.

According to the reported of the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is an endemic disease in Indonesia. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Indonesia is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (6th August 2020)

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 2 April 2020, the suspension for importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from South Africa has expired on 1 July 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in area of South Africa. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from South Africa is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (24 July 2020).

According to the announcement of the Government Gazette dated 2 April 2020, the suspension for importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Vietnam has expired on 1 July 2020. However, the OIE has reported a continued outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in area of Vietnam. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) disease into the country. By the virtue of Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from Vietnam is temporarily suspended for a period of 90 days after publication in the Thai Royal Gazette (24 July 2020).