G/SPS/N/JPN/639  
 
29 April 2019  
(19-2910) 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 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):  Composite feeds for food producing animals and their ingredients  
4. Regions or countries likel y to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendment of the Maximum Limits or Maximum Levels 
for contaminants in feed commodities (notification) . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/JPN/19_2519_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/JPN/19_2519_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The MAFF is proposing to establish or modify Maximum Levels 
for contaminants in composite feeds or in their ingredients for food producing animals on 
a basis of new scientific data from surveillance/monitoring by MAFF. The proposed levels 
are set: in accordance with the principle of "as low as reasonably achievable", o r ALARA, 
as mentioned in the Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and 
Feed (CODEX STAN 193 -1995); and ensuring that at the maximum levels, the 
contaminants of concern will not pose health risk to food producing animals or humans. 
In addition, the food producing animals (cattle, sheep, goats, deer, pigs, poultry, and 
quails) to which the feeds are to be given will be specified in the notification when 
adopted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant pr otection, 
[ ] 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:  
[ ] 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  
Does this proposed reg ulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/JPN/639  
 
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  [ ] 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:  
These  amendments are to  be published in notification of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries of Japan when adopted (available in Japanese) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 June 2019  
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:   
Standards Information Service  
International T rade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
Tel: +(81 3) 5501 8344  
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:   
Standards Information Service  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo  100-8919, Japan  
Tel: +(81 3) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp