G/SPS/N/JPN/877  
 
29 November 2021  
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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 states of Schleswig Holstein and Lower Saxony 
in Germany  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of live poultry from Germany and 
poultry meat and egg products from the states of Schleswig Holstein and Lower Saxony of 
Germany . 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 
from Germany and poultry meat and egg produc ts from the states of Schleswig Holstein 
and Lower Saxony of Germany, including those shipped through third countries, since 
25 October 2021 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day -old chicks and 
hatching eggs to be exported to Japan from Germany" , "Animal Health Requirements for 
poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Germany" and the articles 37 and 44 of the 
"Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant prot ection, 
[ ] 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:  On 23 October 2021, 
an outbreak of H5N1 HPAI was confirmed in a poultry far m in the state of Schleswig 
Holstein of Germany and the established restriction zone is extended to the state of Lower 
Saxony of Germany.  
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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4. "Infection with high 
pathogenicity avian influenza viruses"  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standa rd? 
[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 and hatching eggs to be exported 
to Japan from Germany" and "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be 
exported to Japan from Germany"  (available in English and Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicabl e): 
25 October 2021  
[ ] 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