G/SPS/N/JPN/658  
 
22 July 2019  
(19-4839) 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):  Poultry meat and egg products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Denmark, and countries, regions or zones* 
approved as free from HPAI and LPAI  by Japan  
* http://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/news/third -free.html  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of poultry meat and egg products 
from Denmark . Language(s): . Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction of low pathogenic avian 
influenza (LPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and 
egg products from Denmark, including those shipped through third free countries*, based 
on the Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat to be exported to Japan from 
Denmark from 30 June 2019, and Articles 37 and 44 of "the Act on Domest ic Animal 
Infectious Disease Control". Poultry meat products derived from animals slaughtered on 
and after 4 June 2019 and poultry egg products derived from eggs laid on and after 4  June 
2019 are not eligible to be exported to Japan, taking into considerat ion the incubation 
period of the LPAI virus stipulated in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
* http://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/news/third -free.html  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [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:  H5 LPAI was 
detected in a sample taken on 25 June 2019 in a holding with mallards near the village 
Fuglebjerg in the municipality of Næstved.  
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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/JPN/658  
 
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] 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 poultry meat to be exported to Japan from 
Denmark"  
http://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/chicken -meet-76.pdf  (available in 
English and Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
30 June 2019  
[ ] 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 Division  
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@mofa.go.jp