The DLD order on temporary suspension of importation or transit of live poultry and poultry carcasses from South Africa to prevent the spread of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza

Thailand proposes an amendment to the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) Order on temporary suspension of importation or transit of live poultry and poultry carcasses from South Africa to prevent the spread of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza by adding paragraph (2) as follows:The WOAH has reported an outbreak of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (Subtype H5N1) in the area of South Africa. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (Subtype H5N1) into the country. By the virtue of the Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), the importation or transit of live poultry and poultry carcasses from South Africa has been temporarily suspended. Where live poultry and poultry carcasses from South Africa have undergone a risk assessment and have been determined to be free from epidemic diseases or vectors thereof, and where the measures prescribed by the DLD of Thailand have been duly complied with, the Director-General of the DLD will grant permission for the importation or transit of such live poultry or poultry carcasses into or through Thailand.