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	G/SPS/N/JPN/258 24 August 2010
	(10-4438)

Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures	Original: English

NOTIFICATION

1.	Notifying Member: JAPAN If applicable, name of local government involved:
2.	Agency responsible: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
3.	Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food additives, i.e. piperidine, pyrrolidine
4.	Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries:
5.	Title of the notified document: Approval/authorization for the use of piperidine and pyrrolidine as food additives Language: English Number of pages: 5 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/JPN/10_3252_00_e.pdf
6.	Description of content: Authorization for the use of piperidine and pyrrolidine as food additives and establishment of standards and specifications for these substances.
7.	Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.
8.	Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard: [X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) Guidelines for the Use of Flavourings [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) [ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [X] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:
9.	Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Food Sanitation Law. When adopted, this amendment will be published in Kampo, the official Japanese Governmental Gazette (available in Japanese) .
10.	*Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy):* As soon as possible after the final date for the comment period. *Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):* As soon as possible after the final date for the comment period.
11.	Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): As soon as possible after publication. [X] Trade facilitating measure
12.	*Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):* 23 October 2010 Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:
13.	Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: Standards Information Service International Trade Division Economic Affairs Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8919, Japan Tel: +(81) 3 5501 8344 Fax: +(81) 3 5501 8343 E-mail: [email protected]