WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/81
6 June 2003
(03-2957)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) for
the fiscal year 2002 was received from the delegation of Japan  on 5 June 2003.
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This notification sets out modifications  to G/AG/N/JPN/1/A dd.1, G/AG/N/JPN/8/Add.1,
G/AG/N/JPN/23/Add.2 a nd G/AG/N/JPN/57/Add.1 dated 27 June 2001.G/AG/N/JPN/81
Page 2Table MA:1
MARKET ACCESS:  Japan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2002
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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Evaporated milk 0402.91.121
0402.91.210(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global base.
(b) Allocation of licenses or of access to quotas to importers:
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants:
Applicants must fall under one of the following:(1) Applicants must be importers and sellers/users of evapor ated milk in Okinawa prefecture and must also have a
record of imports of commodities classified in Sections 1 to 4 of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan in the
previous fiscal year.
(2) Applicants must be producers and sellers of products using evaporated milk as a raw material in Okinawa
prefecture.
(3) Applicants must be producers of products using evaporated milk as a raw material.
(iii) The quotas for (1) and (2) above are allocated taking the factors, such as annual amount of imports and sales in
the previous year, planned annual amount of use in the current year, into account.The quota for (3) above is allocated taking the factors, such as annual production of the end products and amount of
the stock in the previous year, planned annual production of the end products in the current year, into account.
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 6 times a fiscal year, and are valid until the end of that year.  Quantity
that is returned without using is added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed.  Applicants who wish to
obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document stating the reason for their need to do so.
(c) Details of other arrangements:  Not applicable.
If the total quantity of quota returned and quota not allocated is 1 MT or more, that quantity will be redistributed for
the category (1), (2) and (3) with its validity period by the end of the fiscal year concerned.
(d) Other information:
Sources of information:
- Decree-law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration
- Decree-law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as Maize- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by the Director-General of General Food Policy Bureau, MAFF:
No.11
- METI Official Bulletin
- JETRO Daily Tsusho  Koho
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Page 3Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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Butter and butter oil 0405.10.121
0405.10.221
0405.90.221(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global base.
(b) Allocation of licenses or of access to quotas to importers:
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants:
1. For use to produce recombined milk in Okinawa prefecture
Applicants must have record of production of recombined m ilk in plants in Okinawa prefecture in the previous year
and must produce recombined milk for consumption in the prefecture.2. For use to produce prepared milk powder for infant formula in Okinawa prefecture
Applicants must be producers of prepared milk powder which must be sold in Okinawa prefecture for consumption by
infants in the prefecture and/or by those who are designated by the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
3. For international airlines' in-flight use
Applicants must be providers of catering services for international flights from and to Japan, and must be providers ofbutter and butter oil for international airlines in the current fiscal year.
4. For use at international trade fairs
Applicants must have assured intention to exhibit and sell bu tter and butter oil at international trade fairs in Japan, and
must be certified as scheduled exhibitors by embassy of respective country, and must be approved by the DirectorGeneral of Agricultural Production Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants.
(iii) The quota is allocated taking acc ount of the factors such as annual production of the end products, usage of butter
and butter oil and amount of the stock in the previous year, planned annual usage of butter and butter oil in the current
year.
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 6 times a fiscal year, and are valid until the end of that year.
Applicants who wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document stating the reason for
their need to do so.
(c) Details of other arrangements:  Not applicable.
(d) Other information:
Sources of information:
- Decree-law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration
- Decree-law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as Maize- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by the Director-General of Food Policy Bureau, MAFF: No.15- METI Official Bulletin
- JETRO Daily Tsusho Koho
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Page 4Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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Other dairy products for general
use0401.10.110
0401.20.110
0401.30.1110401.30.1210403.10.110
0403.10.120
0403.90.1160403.90.1170403.90.126
0403.90.127
0403.90.1360403.90.1370404.90.111
0404.90.117
0404.90.1210404.90.1270404.90.1310404.90.1371806.20.311
1806.90.311
1901.10.1111901.10.1211901.20.111
1901.20.116
1901.90.1311901.90.1362101.12.231
2101.12.236
2101.20.2312101.20.2362106.10.120
2106.10.130
2106.90.1112106.90.1122106.90.1242106.90.125(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global base.
(b) Allocation of licenses or of access to quotas to importers:
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants:
Applicants must fall under one of the following:
(1) Applicants must have import records of "other dairy products for general use" through tariff quota system.
Import records made under categories (3) and/or (4) must not be qualified.
(2) Applicants must be buyers and users of "other dairy product for general use".
(3) Applicants must have assured intention to produce ice-cream in the current fiscal year, and must have their
own manufacturing plants for ice-cream and must also be approved as appropriate applicants by the Director
General of Agricultural Production Bureau, MAFF.
(4) Applicants must be importers and sellers/users of "other dairy products for general use" in the current fiscal
year and must also have a record of imports of comm odities classified in Sections 1 to 4 of the Customs
Tariff Schedules of Japan in the previous fiscal year.
(5) Applicants must be allocated the quota for categories (1), (2) and /or (3) in the current fiscal year and must
have assured intention to import the whole quantity allocated.
(iii) The quota for the category (1) is  allocated taking the factors, such as annual amount of allocation, imports,
production and stock in the previous fiscal year, into account.
The quota for the category (2) is  allocated taking the factors, such as annual amount of purchase, production and
stock in the previous fiscal year, into account.The quota for the category (3) is  allocated taking the factors, such as production records in the previous fiscal year
and production plan in the current fiscal year, into account.
Quota allocation for the category (4) is made first-come, first-served basis.
The quota for the category (5) is allocated taking the factors, such as annual amount of allocation, imports,
production and stock in the previous fiscal year and imports in the current fiscal year, into account.
(iv) Allocations are made once a fiscal year, and are valid until the end of that year.
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encompassed in product
descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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Other dairy products for general
use (cont'd)(c) Details of other arrangements:  Not applicable. If the total quantity of quota returned and the quota not allocated is
300 tonnes or more in whole milk equivalent, that quantity will be redistributed for the category (5) with its validity period
by the end of the fiscal year concerned.
(d) Other information:
Sources of information:
- Decree-law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration
- Decree-law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as Maize- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by the Director-General of Food Policy Bureau, MAFF: No.8- METI Official Bulletin
- JETRO Daily Tsusho Koho
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