G/TBT/N/JPN/716  
5 November 2021  
(21-8409) 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  
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 from 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, 3105); FERTILIZERS (HS 31); Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not 
mixed together or chemically treated; fertil isers 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 fertilisers 
containing two or three of the fertilisin g 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 f orms 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 new standards for Normal Fertilizers (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  MAFF  will amend  administerial rules for official specification of 
normal fertilizer as follows;  
1. The government of Japan establishes new standards for "Fused Silicate Fertilizer".  
2. The government  of Japan establishes new standards of Raw-materials Specification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To revise the administerial rules of the Act on the Quality Control of Fertilizer 
so that it can reflect advancement of agricultural and sci entific technology that contributes 
to human health and promotes agricultural productivity.; Protection of human health or 
safety  
8. Relevant documents:  Act on the Quality Control of Fertilizer (1950 Law No.127).  
When the revision is adopted, relevant doc uments are to be publicised in the Official 
Gazette, "KAMPO" (Available in Japanese).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2022  G/TBT/N/JPN/716  
 
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  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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