G/SPS/N/JPN/757  
 
19 May 2020  
(20-3686) 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):  Food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countrie s:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Countries, regions or facilities specified by the Minister 
of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to Item 1 of Article 11 of the Food Sanitation Act . 
Language(s):  Available in English . Number of pages:  2 pages.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/JPN/20_3279_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The amended Food Sanitation Act requires implementation of 
hygie ne control based on HACCP for imported meat and poultry meat, and the food shall 
not be imported for sale, unless the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare recognizes that 
they are manufactured or processed in a country or region, or at a facility which t akes 
HACCP based control measures. Japan announces the countries, regions or facilities 
designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provision Item 1 
of Article 11 of the amended Act.  
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.   
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) : CAC/RCP 1 -1969 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protecti on Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/JPN/757  
 
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  9. Other relevant doc uments and language(s) in which these are available:  When 
adopted, This amendment will be published in Kampo,  the official Japanese Governmental 
Gazette (Available in Japanese).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 June 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 June 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date  of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 3) 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 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp