G/SPS/N/JPN/680  
 
8 August 2019  
(19-5194) Page: 1/2 
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 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):  Manganese methionine hydroxy analogue chelate, Copper methionine 
hydroxy analogue chelate, Astaxanthin, β -Apo-8'-carotenic acid ethylester and 
Canthax anthin as feed additives.  
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:  Amendments of Standards and specifications of Feed 
Additives . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/JPN/19_4413_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) will revi se 
the ministerial ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives:  
- to designate Manganese methionine hydroxy analogue chelate and Copper methionine 
hydroxy analogue chelate as feed additives and establish their standards 
and specifications;  
and 
- to remove the maximum content limits of Astaxanthin, β -Apo-8'-carotenic acid ethylester 
and Canthaxanthin in semi -manufactured products for feed, and add standards for 
labelling on them which contain Astaxanthin, β -Apo-8'-carotenic acid  ethylester and 
Canthaxanthin more than the maximum content limit in final feed products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory fro m 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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) :  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/JPN/680  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] 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:  These 
amendments are to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official Go vernment Gazette) when adopted 
(available in Japanese).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 October 2019  
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:   
Standards Information Service  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
Tel: +(81 3) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(81 3) 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:   
Standards Information Service  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
Tel: +(81 3) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp