G/SPS/N/JPN/1209  
31 May 2023  
(23-3715) 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 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):   
− Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 
02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)  
− Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 
03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)  
− Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)  
− Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)  
− Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.01, 07.0 2, 07.03, 07.04, 
07.05, 07.06, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14)  
− Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 
08.07, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)  
− Mate and spices (HS codes: 09.03 and 09.10)  
− Cereals (HS codes: 10. 01, 10.04, 10.07 and 10.08)  
− Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.12)  
− Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)  
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:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/JP N/23_09931_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Sethoxydim.  
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.   G/SPS/N/JPN/1209  
 
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  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  
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, these MRLs are to be published 
in Kampo (Official Government Gazette) (available in Japanese).  
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) : These proposed standards will take effect after a ce rtain period of grace.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 July 2023 . Comments only to updated MRLs  
(marked with black circles and/or white circles in attached annexes).  
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:   
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