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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/93
27 January 2003
(03-0561)
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):   (1) Specified feeds and feed additive s, (2) Feeds or feed additives which
contain harmful materials, (3) Feeds with the o fficial specification, (4) Imported feeds or feed
additives which could contain harmful materials.
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 Law
concerning safety assurance and quality improvement of feed (available in English,
2 pages).
6. Description of content:
1. To establish the GMP system for safety assurance of the specified feeds and feed
additives such as antibiotics.  Products whic h have been manufactured according to the GMP
system are exempted from the official examination.
2. To prohibit the manufacture, import or use by  farmers of feeds and feed additives which
could contain harmful materials, in addition to the prohibition of sale.
3. To designate the Independent Administrative Institution Fertilizer and Feed Inspection
Station as the only organization th at conducts the official examination about the safety of the
specified feeds and feed additives, along  with the exemption described in 1.
To register organizations that conduct the official examination for the quality of
nutritional elements of feeds.
To establish a system of self confirmation of conformity with official specification by
registered manufacturers.
4. To obligate importers to notify the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of
those feeds which have high possibility to contain specified harmful materials.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
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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:   This amendment will
appear in "KAMPO" (Official Gove rnment Gazette) when promulgated.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   The date of promulgation (to be announced in the Official
Government Gazette).
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Within 3 months after the promulgation (to be
announced in the Official Government Gazette).
12. Final date for comments:   31 March 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: