Thaïlande Profil du Membre

Situation concernant les notifications au cours de la période considérée

2010-2012
2012-2014
2014-2016
2016-2018
2018-2020
2020-2022
2022-2024
2024-2026

Renseignements sur la notification

Thaïlande
01/10/2024
2024-2026
Thaïlande
30/11/2023
2022-2024
Thaïlande
21/07/2023
2022-2024
Thaïlande
30/09/2022
2022-2024, 2020-2022
Thaïlande
28/04/2022
2020-2022
Thaïlande
08/02/2022
2020-2022
Thaïlande
05/01/2022
2020-2022
Thaïlande
18/05/2021
2020-2022
Thaïlande
02/04/2020
2018-2020
Thaïlande
27/03/2020
2018-2020
Thaïlande
28/09/2018
2014-2016, 2016-2018, 2018-2020
Thaïlande
22/10/2012
2012-2014

Types de restrictions

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Détails de la RQ

Examen de politique commerciale

Dernier examen de politique commerciale (Rapport du Secrétariat de l'OMC): WT/TPR/S/400/Rev.1

A. Prohibitions et restrictions à l'importation et licences d'importation

3.38. In accordance with Section 5 of the Export and Import Act B.E. 2522 (1979), the Minister of Commerce, with the approval of the Cabinet, may publish notifications in the Government Gazette to impose restrictions on imports (and exports) for reasons of economic stability, public health, national security, peace and order, public morals, or for any other reason in the national interest.
3.46. According to Thailand's notification to the WTO, permission is needed for the import or export of CITES-listed species, and other protected or reserved species, to preserve endangered species and to regulate their international trade.[115]
3.45. Some products are subject to other import requirements (Table 3.8).
3.44. The import of munitions is subject to a non-automatic licence, for maintaining national security, public order or public benefit reasons; the same requirement applies to the importation of narcotic drugs, and psychotropic substances, to protect human health.[114]
3.43. Under the Export and Import Act B.E. 2522 (1979), Thailand applies both automatic and non-automatic import licensing requirements on a number of products (Table 3.7). Licences are issued electronically or manually (depending on the product) by the MoC. The MoC may issue notifications allowing other government authorities to issue such licences. Product coverage may change, and the changes are announced through MoC notifications, and through Thailand's notifications to the WTO under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.[113] The authorities stated that all changes have been notified to the WTO.
3.42. The importation of chemical substances which may be used as chemical weapons is prohibited, except by a government authority, state organization, state enterprise, the Thai Red Cross Council, or the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[112]
3.41. In conformity with UN Resolution, the import and export of all types of arms, military vehicles, hardware and spare parts to, and originating from, Ethiopia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, among others, are prohibited.[111] The importation and exportation of: luxury goods, coal and charcoal, iron, textile products, machinery, electrical equipment, food and agricultural products, and wood, among others, to and originating from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and charcoal to Somalia, are prohibited to comply with UN Resolutions.
3.40. In general, import prohibitions are used only to protect public morals, national security, human, animal, or plant life, health, and intellectual property rights (IPRs) (Table 3.6).
3.39. The Investment Promotion Act allows the Board of Investment (BOI) to request the MoC to ban imports of goods competing with those produced by a domestic industry, with a view to assisting the industry. The authorities stated that the BOI has not made any such request.

B. Prohibitions et restrictions à l'exportation

3.61. Export prohibitions and restrictions are regulated under the Export and Import Act B.E. 2522 (1979). They may take the form of prohibitions, licensing requirements (non-automatic or automatic), or other restrictions.
3.68. Under the Export and Import Act B.E. 2522 (1979), some other products must be registered with, or possess a certificate obtained from, relevant agencies before being exported (Table 3.11).
3.67. According to Thailand's notification to the WTO as well as information provided by the authorities, the following products are also subject to non-automatic export licensing: rice (1006.10, 1006.20, 1006.30, 1006.40), to prevent domestic shortages; coffee and its products (0901.11, 0901.12, 0901.21, 0901.22, 2101.11, 2101.12), to comply with the requirements of the International Coffee Organization; bean cake (23.05), to prevent domestic shortages; sugar, to comply with the requirements of the International Sugar Organization; products re-exported to third countries, to comply with international agreements; narcotic drugs, to protect human health and narcotic drug control; and psychotropic substances, to protect human health and psychotropic substance control.[126]
3.66. The Minister of Commerce, with the approval of the Cabinet, may impose non-automatic or automatic export licensing requirements for various reasons (Table 3.10). Licences are issued electronically or manually, depending on the product, by the MoC. The MoC may issue notifications to allow other government authorities to issue such licences.
3.65. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand notified to the WTO its temporary export prohibition measures for bird eggs and surgical masks. The exportation of bird eggs was prohibited from 26 March to 30 April 2020, and the exportation of surgical masks is prohibited for one year since 5 February 2020.[125]
3.64. In addition, live snakes, including unfinished snakeskins, are also prohibited from exportation, with a view to preventing or reducing environmental impact and maintaining the ecological balance.
3.63. To comply with UN Resolution, as for imports, the exports of all types of arms, military vehicles, hardware and spare parts to individual state and/or target groups referred to in Section 3.1.4.1 are prohibited. Similarly, the exportation of: luxury goods, coal and charcoal, iron, textile products, machinery, electrical equipment, food and agricultural products, and wood, among others, to and originating from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and charcoal to Somalia, are prohibited to comply with UN Resolutions.
3.62. Under the Export and Import Act, the following products are prohibited from export from Thailand: natural sand (HS 2505.10.00, 2505.90.00), to preserve natural resources; goods by deceptive practice, to protect intellectual property (IP) and national ficial security; and copyright-infringing cassette tapes, audio and compact discs, video tapes, computer programs and books, to protect IP and national ficial security.

Base de données sur l'environnement de l'OMC (BDE)

La BDE contient des mesures relatives à l'environnement qui peuvent être considérées comme des RQ et qui devraient donc être notifiées au titre de la Décision sur les restrictions quantitatives.

Voir les mesures relatives à l'environnement prise par le Membre