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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/97
20 March 2003
(03-1628)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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):   Feed for cattle, fish meal and chicken meal
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All
countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Amendment of the
Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Available in English,
three pages)
6. Description of content:
1. Feed for cattle must be produced in those production lines which cannot be
contaminated with animal protein.
2. Feed for cattle must be preserved in a way that it cannot be contaminated with protein
derived from fish and shellfish (hereinafter referred to as "fish and shellfish protein") or
feed containing fish and shellfish protein.
3. Feed for cattle, fish and shellfish protei n and chicken meal must be preserved in
separate exclusive containers.
4. The fish meal which is confirmed by the Mini ster of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
to have been produced in those processing  plants which cannot be contaminated with
protein derived from mammal (excluding m ilk and milk products, etc.), and poultry
(excluding egg and egg products, etc.) can be used for feed other than for cattle.
5. The following indication must be shown fo r certified blood meal, etc., certified chicken
meal, etc., certified protein derived from fi sh and shellfish, and feeds made from or
containing them:
CAUTION FOR USE AND PRESERVATION
(a) It is prohibited to use this feed for cattle.  (A punitive action could be taken against
use for cattle).
(b) This feed must not be mixed with cattle feed and cattle feed materials in its
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6. Feed for importation must meet conditions as follows:
(a) The exporting country government certifies that the feed meets all of conditions 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5.
(b) The feed is sealed with the certi fication document by the exporting country
government.
* In this clause, "animal protein" is specifi cally defined as protein derived from mammals
(excluding milk and milk products, etc.), poultry (excluding egg and egg products, etc.),
fish and shellfish.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   These new standards
will appear in "KANPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   The date of promulgation in "KANPO".
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   For points 6(1) to 6(3), April 2005 and for points 6(4)
and 6(5), within three months after the date of promulgation (to be announced in the official
government gazette).
12. Final date for comments:   21 May 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: