G/SPS/N/JPN/720  
 
28 January 2020  
(20-0650) 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, 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:  Hungary, 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 live poultry, poultry meat and 
egg products from Komárom -Esztergom County of Hungary . Language(s): . Number of 
pages:  
6. Description of content : In order to prevent the introduction of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza (HPAI) vi rus into Japan, the MAFF has suspended the import of live 
poultry, poultry meat and egg products from Komárom -Esztergom and Hajdú -Bihar 
Counties of Hungary, including those shipped through third countries, based on articles 
37 and 44 of the "Act on Domesti c Animal Infectious Disease Control", "Animal Health 
Requirements for day -old chicks to be exported to Japan from Hungary" and "Animal 
Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Hungary" since 
14 and 16 January 2020, respectivel y. Poultry meat products derived from animals 
slaughtered on and after 19 and 20 December 2019 and poultry egg products derived 
from eggs laid on and after 19 and 20 December 2019 from Komárom -Esztergom and 
Hajdú -Bihar Counties of Hungary, respectively, ar e not eligible to be exported to Japan, 
taking into consideration the incubation period of the AI virus stipulated in the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
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:  Two outbreaks of 
H5N8 HPAI were confirmed in a turkey farm in Komárom -Esztergom County and a d uck 
farm in Hajdú -Bihar County.  G/SPS/N/JPN/720  
 
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  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 avian influenza viruses"  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this propo sed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[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:  
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/kakin -11.pdf  
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/chicken -meet-63.pdf  
(Available  in English and Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
14 January 2020  
[ ] 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  
Ministr y of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(8131) 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: +(8131) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp