G/TBT/N/JPN/714  
1 November 2021  
(21-8296) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Consumer Affairs Agency  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Labelling 
for genetically modif ied (GM) products, methods of analysis for nutritional labelling, 
labelling for soy sauce and edible plant fat and oil  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Summary of the 
draft Amendment of the Food Labelling Standards (rega rding labelling for GM products, 
methods of analysis for nutritional labelling, labelling for soy sauce and edible plant fat 
and oil.)  
6. Description of content:   
(1) 1. The Food Labelling Standards will be partially amended, because soybean with 
high oleic acid content can now be produced with conventional breeding techniques and 
are not subject to definition of "specific GM products" anymore.  
2. The Food Labelling Standards will be partially amended, because soybean with high 
oleic acid content can no w be produced with conventional breeding techniques and are 
not subject to definition of "specific GM products" anymore.  
(2) The Food Labelling Standards will be partially amended in accordance with the revision 
of "Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan" that adopts some new methods of 
analysis for nutrients.  
(3) The Food Labelling Standards for soy sauce and edible plant fat and oil will be partially 
amended, because the Food Labelling Standards quote "the Japanese Agricultural 
Stand ards (JAS)" provisions and the JAS for soy sauce and edible plant fat and oil 
were/will be revised corresponding to the international standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To provide the informati on for consumers to ensure the safety of ingestion 
of Food and to secure the opportunity to make an autonomous and rational choice of 
Food; Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:  a) The Food Labelling Standards (Ordinance of the Cabinet Of fice 
No.10 of 2015)  G/TBT/N/JPN/714  
 
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  b) The Food Labelling Act (Act No. 70 of 2013)  
https://www.caa.go.jp/policies/policy/food_labeling/food_labeling_act/#laws  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined (Upon publication in "KANPO" (Officia l 
Government Gazette))  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced in the Official Government Gazette  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp