G/SPS/N/JPN/912  
7 January 2022  
(22-0172) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)  
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):  Live poultry, poultry meat  and egg products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  The departments of Vendée and Loire Atlantique in 
France  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of live poultry, poultry meat and egg 
products from the departments of Vendée and Loire Atlantique in France . Language(s):  
Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction of H5N1 high pathogenicity 
avian influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry, 
poultry meat and egg products from the departments of Vend ée and Loire Atlantique in 
France, including those shipped through third countries, since 3 January 2022 based on 
the "Animal Health Requirements for day -old chicks of poultry to be exported to Japan 
from France", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry me at etc. to be exported to Japan 
from France" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease 
Control".  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Outbreak of H5N1 
HPAI was confirmed in poultry farm in the department of Vendée in France and the 
established restricted zon e extended to the department of Loire Atlantique in France.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4. "Infection with high 
pathogenicity avian influenza viruses"  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/JPN/912  
 
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  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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Current 
"Animal Health Requirements for day -old chicks of poultry to be exported to Japan from 
France" and "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan 
from France"  
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/chick_i_france.pdf  
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/pdf/fr_ahr_poultrymeat_20181109.pdf  (available 
in English and Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
3 January 2022     
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 31) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 31) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp