Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/18/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** JA4076

JA4076

**Japan**

**Sanitary/Phytosanitary/Food Safety**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Rachel Nelson

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Tetsuo Hamamoto

**Report Highlights:**

Japan invited foreign Embassies to comment on establishment of maximum
residue limits for an insecticide, tolfenpyrad, and a fungicide,
cyazofamid. The deadline for submitting these comments is October 29,
2004. This proposal will be open for comments again when it is submitted
to the WTO.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Tokyo \[JA1\]

\[JA\]

On October 15, 2004, the Ministry of Labor, Health and Welfare (MHLW)
invited foreign Embassies in Tokyo to comment on the establishment of
maximum residue limits (MRLs) for an insecticide, tolfenpyrad, and a
fungicide, cyazofamid, as shown in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2,
respectively. Foreign governments have until October 29, 2004 to
comment.

The MRLs are NOT a part of the new provisional MRLs MHLW is drafting
(See GAIN Report JA3071, JA4051 and JA4067). MHLW will open the proposal
for comments from a wider audience and notify the WTO SPS Committee
before final review and adoption.

All interested parties are encouraged to send their comments, well
before the deadline, for consideration by USDA's Foreign Agricultural
Service. The office responsible for the comments is:

Food Safety and Technical Services

International Trade Policy Division

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Fax: 202-690-0677

Email: [fstsd@fas.usda.gov](mailto:Freeser@fas.usda.gov)

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  Attachment 1. List of Maximum Residue Limits for               
  Pesticides in Foods (draft)                                    

  　　　(Newly Establishment)                                    

  Tolfenpyrad (insecticide)                                      

                                                       MRL       

  Commodity                                            (draft)   

                                                       ppm       

  Japanese radish (including Radish)(root)                       0.2

  Japanese radish (including Radish)(leaf)                       10

  Turnip (including Rutabaga)(root)                              1

  Turnip (including Rutabaga)(leaf)                              25

  Chinese cabbage                                                0.5

  Cabbage                                                        0.3

  Broccoli                                                       1

  Lettuce (Cos lettuce, Leaf lettuce)                            5

  Welsh (including Leek)                                         5

  Tomato                                                         2

  Egg plant                                                      2

  Cucumber (including Gherkin)                                   1

  Water melon                                                    0.05

  Other cucurbitaceous vegetables                                2

  UNSHU orange                                                   0.1

  NATSUDAIDAI (whole)                                            3

  Lemon                                                          3

  Orange (including Navel)                                       3

  Grapefruit                                                     3

  Lime                                                           3

  Other citrus fruits                                            3

  Japanese pear                                                  2

  Pear                                                           2

  Peach                                                          0.2

  Tea (Green, Black, Oolong, Wulung tea)                         15
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  Attachment 2. List of Maximum Residue Limits for               
  Pesticides in Foods (draft)                                    

  　　　(Newly Establishment)                                    

  Cyazofamid (Fungicide)                                         

                                                       MRL       

  Commodity                                            (draft)   

                                                       ppm       

  Wheat                                                          0.05

  Potato                                                         0.05

  Chinese cabbage                                                0.7

  Cabbage                                                        0.05

  KOMATSUNA                                                      15

  Onion                                                          0.05

  Tomato                                                         2

  Pimento (Sweet pepper)                                         1

  Egg plant                                                      2

  Other solanceous vegetables                                    1

  Cucumber (including Gherkin)                                   0.7

  Pumpkin (including Squash)                                     2

  Oriental pickling melon (vegetable)                            2

  Water melon                                                    0.05

  Melons                                                         0.05

  Spinach                                                        25

  Strawberry                                                     10

  Grape                                                          10

  Other fruits                                                   10
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