G/SPS/N/JPN/1081  
 
24 August 2022  
(22-6407) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Live poultry and liquid egg products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of live poultry and liquid egg 
products from the Animal Health Municipalities No. 4 and No. 15 in the Netherlands . 
Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian 
Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry and liquid 
egg products from the Animal Health Mu nicipalities No. 4 and No. 15 in the Netherlands, 
including those shipped through third countries, since 19 August 2022, based on the 
"Animal Health Requirements for day -old chicks and hatching eggs of poultry to be 
exported to Japan from the Kingdom of th e Netherlands", "Animal Health Requirements for 
poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the Kingdom of the Netherlands" and the 
articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safe ty, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Outbreaks of HPAI  
were confirmed in poultry farms in the Animal Health Municipalities No. 4 and No. 15 in the 
Netherlands.  
9. 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4. "Infection with high 
pathogenicity avian influenza viruses"  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conve ntion (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/JPN/1081  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Current  "Animal Health Requirements for day -old chicks and hatching eggs of poultry to be 
exported to Japan from the Kingdom of the Netherlands" and "Animal Health Requirements 
for poultry meat etc. t o be exported to Japan from the Kingdom of the Netherlands":  
http://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/kakin -20.pdf  
http://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/chicken -meet-83.pdf  
(available in English and Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
19 August 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Div ision 
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 31) 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:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 31) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mof a.go.jp