G/TBT/N/JPN/727  
15 February 2022  
(22-1396) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different fro m above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fertilizer 
(HS: 3101,3102, 3103, 3104, 3105); Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not 
mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical 
treatment of animal or vegetable products (excl. those in pellet or similar forms, or in 
packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg) (HS 3101); Mineral or chemical nitrogenous 
fertilisers (excl. those in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 
10 kg) (HS 3102); Mineral or chemical phosphatic fertilisers (ex cl. those in tablets or 
similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg) (HS 3103); Mineral or 
chemical potassic fertilisers (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a 
gross weight of <= 10 kg) (HS 3104); Mineral or chemi cal fertilisers containing two or 
three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers 
(excl. pure animal or vegetable fertilisers or mineral or chemical nitrogenous, phosphatic 
or potassic fertilisers); animal, vegetable , mineral or chemical fertilisers in tablets or 
similar forms or in packages of a gross weight of <= 10 kg (HS 3105)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Establishment 
of a new labelling rule for Normal Fertilizers (1 page(s ), in English)  
6. Description of content:  MAFF, the government of Japan  will amend the administerial 
rule to newly establish a labelling standard for  the use of coating materials, such as sulfur 
and plastics in Normal Fertilizers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent proble ms where 
applicable:  To revise the administerial rules of the Act on the Quality Control of Fertilizer 
for reflecting advancement of agricultural and scientific technology which contributes to 
and promotes agricultural productivity.; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
Act on the Quality Control of Fertilizer (1950 Law No.127).  
When the revision is adopted, relevant documents are to be publicised in the Official 
Gazette, "KAMPO" (Available in Japanese).  G/TBT/N/JPN/727  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Novem ber 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Japan TBT Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: (+81) 3 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
 
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