G/SPS/N/JPN/1133  
 
31 October 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)  
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):  All food  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, 
Food Additives, etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/JPN/22_7344_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Proposal of maximum residue limit (MRL) for the following 
agricultural chemical. Designation of veterinary drug Roxarsone as an ingredient of the 
agricultural chemicals that are stipulated to be "Should not be detected" in food.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex A limentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how  and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Food Sanitation Act (available in English). When adopted, this standard is to be published 
in Kampo (Official Government Gazet te) (available in Japanese).  G/SPS/N/JPN/1133  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date of the 
comment period.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date of 
the comment period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This proposed standard will take effect after a certain period of grace.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the da te of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 December 2022  
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 bod y:  
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 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp