Document symbol G/SPS/N/JPN/264Document date 04/11/2010Doc # 10-5848Access level Public

WORLD TRADE

ORGANIZATION

 
  
 

G/SPS/N/JPN/264

4 November 2010

 

(10-5848)

  

Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Original:  English

 

 

 

NOTIFICATION

 

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Notifying Member: JAPAN

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Consumer Affairs Agency

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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): Apple, apricot, banana, cherry, citrus fruits, Japanese plum, kiwifruit, loquat, nectarine, peach, pear, pomegranate and quince

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]  All trading partners

[ ]  Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Overview of Revisions to the Enforcement Regulations under the Food Sanitation Law Language: English Number of pages: 1

 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/JPN/10_4191_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This revision is to stipulate a name list of fruits which are treated with certain post-harvest fungicides and sold as pre-packaged foods. Such products are required to have mentioned post harvest fungicide material name on the labels.

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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.

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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)

[ ]  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:

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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 Government Gazette (available in Japanese)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined (Upon publication on Kampo) .

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined (Upon publication on Kampo) .

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be announced in Kampo.

[ ]  Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 3 January 2011

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

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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]