Notification of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services No. 9, B.E. 2560 (2017) Regarding Control of Transport of Palm Oil

Article 1. This Notification shall come into force in all areas of the Kingdom for the period of one year as from the day following the date of its publication.1

Article 2. It is prohibited for a person to transport palm oil, whereby the quantity of which per each time of transport starts from twenty five kilograms upward whether by land or by sea entering or leaving the following provinces: Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Ranong, Phang Nga, Krabi, Phuket, Songkhla, Trang, Satun, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat. The aforesaid prohibition shall not be applicable to the person who receives a letter of permission from the Chairperson of the Provincial Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the official who is appointed by the Chairperson of the Provincial Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the Provincial Commercial Officer for the province in a case where the transport of palm oil entering or leaving such province shall take place. 1 Published in the Government Gazette, Volume 134, Special Part 82 d, Page 67, dated 17th March B.E. 2560 (2017). DISCLAIMER: THIS TEXT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL/ COMPREHENSION PURPOSES AND CONTAINS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL TRADE SHALL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LIABILITIES ARISING FROM THE USE AND/ OR REFERENCE OF THIS TEXT. THE ORIGINAL THAI TEXT AS FORMERLY ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED SHALL IN ALL EVENTS REMAIN THE SOLE AUTHORITY HAVING LEGAL FORCE. 2

Article 3. It is prohibited for a person to transport palm oil, whereby the quantity of which per each time of transport starts from twenty five kilograms upward whether by land or by sea entering the following provinces: Bangkok Metropolis, Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Sa Kaeo, Buriram, Surin, Sisaket, Ubon Ratchathani, Amnat Charoen, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Bueng Kan, Nong Khai, Loei, Phitsanulok, Uttaradit, Nan, Phayao, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram and Samut Sakhon. The aforesaid prohibition shall not be applicable to the person who receives a letter of permission from the Secretary-General of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the official who is appointed by the Secretary-General of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the Chairperson of the Provincial Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the official who is appointed by the Chairperson of the Provincial Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the Provincial Commercial Officer for the province in a case where the transport of palm oil entering such province shall take place.

Article 4. In a case where any province has no power to give the letter of permission for the transport of palm oil under Article 2 or Article 3 and that province is the place for palm storage belonging to a person who has an intention to transport palm oil, when there is a request by such person, the Secretary-General of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the official who is appointed by the Secretary-General of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the Chairperson of the Provincial Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the official who is appointed by the Chairperson of the Provincial Committee on the Price of Goods and Services or the Provincial Commercial Officer for the province which is the place for palm storage, shall have a power to give the letter of permission pursuant to Article 2 or Article 3, as the case may be.

Article 5. In a case of any person having already received the letter of permission for the transport of palm oil under Article 2, Article 3 or Article 4, such person is exempted from applying for the permission for the transport to a competent official in another province in which there is prohibition of the transport under Article 2 or Article 3.

Article 6. The provisions in Article 2, Article 3 or Article 4 shall not be applicable to the transport of palm oil being in a sealed container with a stable shape and a label specifying a food list number, the name and address of a producer, a packer who divides goods, an importer into the Kingdom, the country of a producer in a case of importation into the Kingdom, whereby wordings in the label must be written in the complete and clear Thai language, regardless of whether there are other foreign languages or not.

Article 7. The application for permission under Article 2, Article 3 or Article 4 shall be filed to a competent official at the following governmental offices: 3 (1) The Office of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services, the Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce, in a case of the transport of palm oil entering the area of Bangkok Metropolis; (2) The Provincial Commercial Office in the province in which the transport of palm oil leaving or entering the area of such province; (3) The District Office in the area in which the transport of palm oil leaving or entering the area of such district or which is the place for palm storage, in a case where the Chairperson of the Provincial Committee on the Price of Goods and Services has appointed a sheriff to be a competent official to give a letter of permission for the transport of palm oil. Rules and procedures in relation to the application, the permission, the form of letter of permission and the method of transport shall be in accordance with the prescription made by the Secretary-General of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services.

Article 8. The person who has received the letter of permission for the transport of palm oil shall have to transport palm oil following the type, the quantity, the period of time, the place and the use of vehicle with registration number as specified in such letter. In addition, he/she must bring the letter of permission together with him/her in every time of transport. The letter of permission shall be applicable for one time of transport only. The transport of palm oil which is contrary to paragraph one and the rules and procedures under paragraph two of Article 7 shall be deemed to be the transport of palm oil without receiving the permission under this Notification. Given on the 24th Day of January B.E. 2560 (2017) Apiradi Tantraporn Minister of Commerce Chairperson of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services