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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Department of Agriculture                No 1046/DOA
Vientiane, Date 26 May 2016

Notice

To: Directors of Agriculture Sectors of Province, Vientiane Capital and Relevant Sectors throughout the country

Subject: Registration of Exporter, Packing house and Farm exporting Plant and Plant Product from Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) to the Kingdom of Thailand

  • Pursuant to Ministerial Decision on Role and Function of the Department of Agriculture No 1889/MAF, dated 09/08/2012;
  • Pursuant to Notice of the Department of Agriculture of Thailand, No AC 0914/5664 Dated 19 October B.E. 2559 (2016).

The Department of Agriculture with its great honor would like to inform the Agriculture Sectors of Provinces, Vientiane Capital and relevant sectors throughout the country that currently plants and plant products which are defined in the list of prohibited article prescribe by Thailand authority exporting from Lao PDR to the Kingdom  of Thailand must be subjected through Pest Risk Analysis done by the Department of Agriculture of Thailand before granting permission to import to the Kingdom  of Thailand. Therefore, in order to facilitate the export of plant and plant product from Lao PDR to the Kingdom  of Thailand  complying with Plant protection Law of Lao PDR and Phytosanitary import requirement of Thailand as well as agreement and treaties which Lao is contracting party.

Department of Agriculture issues the notice as follows:

1.  The Agricultural sectors of provinces and Vientiane Capital shall actively coordinate with relevant sectors to take actions as follows:

  1. Export of plant and plant products as prescribed in the list of prohibited article of Thailand must apply for registration of exporter, packing house using Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standard, and farm from the Agricultural Sectors of provinces and Vientiane Capital through certification from the Agriculture and Forestry Offices of Districts as prescribed form in attachment.
  2. Department of Agriculture shall recognize packing house using Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) which is accredited and certified by Plant Protection Authority of Thailand;
  3. During application process of Phytosanitary certificate, company or exporter shall submit application form enclosed with  Registration certificate of exporter, Registration certificate of Packing house, Registration certificate of farm;
  4. Agricultural Sectors of Province, Vientiane Capital shall defines Code number for Registration certificate of exporter and farm in accordance with Decree number 258/PM dated 28/08/2009;
  5. Code number for farm shall use provincial, district and village code prescribed by National Statistic Center, Ministry of Planning and Investment;
  6. Fee and Charge:
  • Application form and fee for registration of exporter, packing house and farm) from Agriculture and Forestry officer of District is 10,000 kip/set;
  • Registration certificate and fee for exporter, packing house and farm, from Agricultural Sectors of Province, Vientiane Capital is 100,000 kip/set;
  • For service charges such as site evaluation, inspection and phytosanitary certification shall follow the Presidential Decree Number 003/PO Dated 26/12/2012;

2.  The guidance for implementation of registration is in the attachment to this Notice;

3.  This Notice shall come into force from the date of signatory.

Therefore, this notice has been circulated for your taking into account and implementation.

Director General of Department of Agriculture
(Signed and Sealed)

Vilaysouk Khennavong

Copy to:

- Deputy Director of Department of agriculture 1 copy/person (for support and guidance)
- Province and Vientiane Capital Agriculture and Forestry Office1 copy (for implementation)
- Filing 1 copy  

 

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