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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-3§236 |
Thailand |
2020 |
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Intellectual property measures |
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3.236. (...) In the context of the TRIPS Council, Thailand is a co-sponsor of the Modalities Proposal in the negotiations of the TRIPS Special Session, which advocates a multilateral register for wine and spirit geographical indications (GIs), as well as GI extension and a requirement to disclose the origin of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge in patent applications.
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§9 |
Thailand |
2020 |
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Agriculture |
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4.9. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) follows its 5-year Agricultural Plan (2018-22) and the Organization Plan, both of which are in compliance with Thailand's 20-Year National Strategy (2018-37). The MOAC's plans aim to achieve "secured farmers, prosperous agriculture, and sustainable agricultural resources", (...). To reach the target, the MOAC adopts five strategies: (...) increasing agriculture productivity and improving agricultural commodities' quality, developing sustainable agriculture, and applying the bio-circular-green economy (BCG) model; (...) achieving balanced and sustainable management of agricultural resources and the environment, including water resource management, conservation and recovery of agricultural resources, agricultural area management, adaptation to climate change, and international cooperation; (...)
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Bio
Climate
Conservation
Environment
Green
Natural resources
Sustainable
Water
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§10 |
Thailand |
2020 |
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Other support measures |
Agriculture |
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4.10. In 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) started implementing the following agricultural policies: increasing the irrigation area and improving water management; (...) encouraging rain-making during drought seasons, (...) and simulating substitute plants to reduce water usage; (...)
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§10 |
Thailand |
2020 |
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General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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4.10. In 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) started implementing the following agricultural policies: (...) promoting alternative agriculture and integrated agriculture, encouraging organic farming, and replacing chemicals by organic substances to promote food safety; (...)
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§13 |
Thailand |
2020 |
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Agriculture |
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4.13. The World Bank (...) recommended: developing a better-functioning land rental market; increasing the efficiency and sustainability of irrigation investments; more and better funding of agricultural research and extension programmes; and moving away from commodity support programmes towards a broad-based agricultural and food policy. [4]
[4] World Bank (2020), Thailand Economic Monitor – Productivity for prosperity.
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§30 |
Thailand |
2020 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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4.30. (...) The Green Box support level increased steadily, averaging about THB 80 billion from 2014 to 2016. (...) the share of payments for relief from natural disasters went up from 0.2% to 2.0%.
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§34 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Fisheries |
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4.34. The total marine catch fell from 2 million tonnes in 2007 to 1.4 million tonnes in 2019, probably reflecting the problem of over-fishing and the measures adopted by the Government to control illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (...)
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§35 |
Thailand |
2020 |
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Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
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4.35. The Government has been adopting measures to conserve and rebuild fish stocks by, inter alia: imposing restrictions on mesh sizes in parts of the Gulf of Thailand; prohibiting commercial fishing within 3 km of the shore; and issuing fishing licences annually to existing licence holders eligible for new licences. In addition to fisheries management measures, the Government also closes fishing areas during aquatic animals' ovulation, egg-spawning and larvae-rearing periods. In addition, in 2015, the Government started to control the number of fishing vessels operating in Thai waters, to manage fisheries resources and to address IUU fishing, by maintaining fish stocks at the levels to produce the maximum sustainable yield. (...)
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Conservation
Fish
Sustainable
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§42 |
Thailand |
2020 |
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4.42. Since 2015, the Government has taken steps to tackle IUU fishing, and the yellow card was lifted on 8 January 2019. Measures adopted by the Government include: amending the Fisheries Act 2015 in 2017, which allows for strict penalties to deter illegal fishing behaviour. Thailand became a party to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), and the UN Fish Stock Agreement (UNFSA), and formulated its National Action Plan to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing, which is in line with the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing (IPOA-IUU) of the FAO; managing and controlling fishing gear, fishing days, and fishing licences (...); developing a monitoring, controlling, and surveillance system to monitor illegal fishing (...); developing a traceability system to prevent the importation of aquatic animals derived from IUU fishing into Thailand.
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.6 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support, Other measures |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.6 Strategies for fisheries management
Strategy; Components
Improve fish production and the capability of fish farmers; Promote an environmentally friendly production system, (...) Develop and transfer knowledge of production to relieve effects of climate change.
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