G/SPS/N/JPN/839  
1 April 2021  
(21-2725) 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):   
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 
07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.14) -Edible fruit and peel of citrus 
fruit (HS Codes: 08.05, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)  
- Mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 
09.10)  
- Cereals (HS Codes: 10.05 and 10.06)  
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS Codes: 12.01, 
12.07 and 12.12)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to  the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, 
Food Additives, etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of Agricultural Chemical 
Residue Standards) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/JPN/21_2277_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical - Pesticide: Validamycin  
7. Object ive 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 stan dard:  
[ ] 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) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/JPN/839  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food 
Sanitation Act (available in English). When adopted, these MRLs are to be published in 
Kampo (Official Government Gazette) (available in Japanese).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date  of 
comment period . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date  of 
comment period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : These proposed standards will take effect after a cer tain period of grace.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2021  
Comments only to updated MRLs (marked with black circles and white circles in attached 
annexes).  
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:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] Nationa l 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