G/SPS/N/JPN/1237  
15 November 2023  
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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 or egg products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Bulgaria; United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of poultry meat or egg products from 
parts of Bulgaria; Import suspension of live poultry, po ultry meat or egg products from 
parts of the United States of America . Language(s):  English . Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/JPN/23_13444_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction  of High Pathogenicity Avian 
Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has taken import suspension measures based on 
Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and other 
relevant requirements.  
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:  Import suspens ion 
measures due to outbreak of HPAI. See No. 8 in the attachment for more information.  
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 relat ed 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 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/1237  
 
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  10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
See No. 10 in the attachment for more information.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
See No. 11 in the attac hment for more information.  
[ ] 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