WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/JPN/100 
13 September 2004 
 (04-3795) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 6 September 2004,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan .  The notification concerns the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) for 
the fiscal year 2004 .  
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Page 2 Table MA:1 
MARKET ACCESS:  Japan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2004 
 
Implementation of market access opportun ities: tariff and other quota commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import arrangement applicable 
 (from Section I-B (or I-A) of  
Part I of the schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
Ground-nuts 1202.10.091 
1202.20.091 (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 general use 
(1) Applicants must have import record s of ground nuts through tariff quota syst em in the second half of the 
previous fiscal year, and have assured intention to im port ground nuts, and be approve d by the Director-General 
of Agricultural Production Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants. 
(2) Other applicants who do not meet above criteria must fulfill  all of the requirements described below, and also be 
approved by the Director-General of Agricultural Production Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants. 
- have import records of at least 0.1 million US dollars of commodities classified in Section 1 to 4 of the 
Customs Tariff Schedules in both of the preceding two ye ars; or have at least 10 million yen of capital in 
the case of corporations. 
- have sales records of at least 200 MT of ground nuts in the domestic market in both of the preceding two 
years. 
- have assured intention to import ground nuts. 
2.  For use in Okinawa prefecture 
(1) Applicants must have import record s of ground nuts through tariff quota syst em in the second half of the 
previous fiscal year, and have assured intention to im port ground nuts to Okinawa pr efecture and to sell them 
within the prefecture for consumption. 
(2) Other applicants who do not meet above criteria must have  import records of at least 0.01 million US dollars of 
commodities classified in Section 1 to 4 of the Customs Tariff Schedules in both of the preceding two years, and 
have assured intention to import ground nuts to Okinawa pr efecture and to sell them  within the prefecture for 
consumption 
 
 
 
 
 
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Ground-nuts  (iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the f actors such as amount of usage in the previous period and plan ned 
usage in the current period. 
(iv) Allocations are made twice a fiscal year, and are valid  until the end of that year.  Quantity that is returned 
without using is added to the quantity th at is not allocated and redistributed. 
(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 Administrati on on Various Products such as Maize 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF: No.18 
- METI Official Bulletin 
- JETRO Daily Tsusho Koho 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Tubers of konnyaku 1212.99.110 (a) Allocati on 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 in Okinawa prefecture 
Applicants must have facilities to produce konnyaku or konnyaku flour in Okinawa prefecture in the day which 
submit a tariff quota application, a nd have assured intention to use tube rs of konnyaku imported to Okinawa 
prefecture for consumption within the prefecture. 
2. For use in other areas 
Applicants must be organizations com posed of producers' organizations, raw material suppliers' organizations and 
processors' organizations. 
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as annual amount of usage in previous years, and 
planned annual amount of usage and sales. 
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 3 times a fis cal 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 subm it 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 Administrati on on Various Products such as Maize 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF: No.19 
- METI Official Bulletin 
- JETRO Daily Tsusho Koho 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Silk-worm cocoons 5001.00.010 (a) Allocati on 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 be raw silk reelers, floss-silk manufactur ers, or organizations composed of such reelers and/or 
manufacturers. 
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors su ch as previous records of purchases/usages of silk-worm 
cocoons, and planned annual usag e in the current fiscal year. 
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 3 times a fis cal 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 subm it 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 Administrati on on Various Products such as Maize 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF: No.21 
- METI Official Bulletin 
- JETRO Daily Tsusho Koho 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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