G/SPS/N/JPN/1218  
7 August 2023  
(23-5346) Page: 1/3 
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)  
• 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, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 
07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14)  
• Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citru s fruit (HS codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 
08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)  
• Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 
09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)  
• Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.0 3, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08)  
• Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
• Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)  
• Cocoa and cocoa pr eparations (HS code: 18.01)  
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:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/JPN/23_11529_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Iprodione.  
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/1218  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Pesticide Residues in Food and feed – Pesticide Index 
– 111 – Iprodione  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
Rice (brown rice):  
Although the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has set the MRL at 10 ppm on or in 
this commodity, the Ministry of H ealth, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) is proposing 
to revoke current MRL on or in this commodity. The Food Safety Commission of Japan 
(FSC) has recently issued new assessment for Iprodione that resulted in lower acceptable 
daily intake (ADI). As a part  of the review of this pesticide, the MHLW has evaluated 
whether existing MRLs are safe, whether any changes to existing MRLs are necessary or 
appropriate. For this purpose, the MHLW has updated the current exposure assessment to 
include this additional in formation. According to our assessment, aggregate exposure will 
exceed the limit of ADI if the MHLW establishes CAC MRL on or in this commodity. 
Since  alternative domestic trials data for this commodity is not available, the MHLW has 
decided to revoke the current MRL on or in this commodity. The uniform limit (0.01 ppm) 
will be applied to this commodity after the revocation. As a result, the MHLW is able to 
make sure that an adequate margin of exposure exists for ADI and ARfD. Thus the MHLW 
concludes that t here is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to our general 
population, or specifically to infants and children, from aggregate exposure to the residues 
of Iprodione.  
Broccoli:  
Although the CAC has set the MRL at 25 ppm on or in this commodity a nd our new setting 
is to be lower than the corresponding CAC MRL, the MHLW is proposing to lower current 
MRL on or in this commodity. The FSC has recently issued new assessment for Iprodione 
that resulted in lower acceptable daily intake (ADI). As a part o f the review of this 
pesticide, the MHLW has evaluated whether existing MRLs are safe, whether any changes 
to existing MRLs are necessary or appropriate. For this purpose, the MHLW has updated 
the current exposure assessment to include this additional info rmation. According to our 
assessment, aggregate exposure will exceed the limit of ADI if the MHLW establishes CAC 
MRL on or in this commodity. Thus the MHLW has decided to revise the MRL at 0.01 ppm 
on or in this commodity based on an expert -based estimate . As a result, the MHLW is able 
to make sure that an adequate margin of exposure exists for ADI and ARfD. The MHLW 
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to our general 
population, or specifically to infants and children, f rom aggregate exposure to the residues 
of Iprodione.  
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 comm ent period.  G/SPS/N/JPN/1218  
 
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  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 certain 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) : 6 October 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