G/SPS/N/JPN/1260  
12 March 2024  
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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):  Plant, plant products and other objects  
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:  Proposed revisions of the Ordinance for Enforcement of 
the Plant Protection Act, relevant notifications and detailed rules . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  112 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/JPN/24_01850_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/JPN/24_01850_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/JPN/24_01850_02_e.pdf  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/JPN/24_01850_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/JPN/24_01850_04_e.pd f 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/JPN/24_01850_05_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The MAFF will revise Annexed Table s 1, 1-2, 2 and 2 -2 of the 
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act and the non -quarantine pest list to 
reflect the latest scientific evidence.  
1. Summary of the proposed revisions (Annex 1 ) 
2. Proposed revision of Annexed Table 1 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant 
Protection Act on list of the quarantine pest list (Annex 2 ) 
3. Proposed revision of Annexed Table 1 -2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant 
Protection Act on list of t he plants and other objects subject to specific phytosanitary 
measures to be carried out in exporting countries (Annex 3 ) 
4. Proposed revision of Annexed Table 2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant 
Protection Act on list of the import prohibited pla nts (Annex 4 ) 
5. Proposed revision of Annexed Table 2 -2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant 
Protection Act on list of the import prohibited plants (excluding the plants that meet 
the requirements) (Annex 5 ) 
6. Proposed revision of the non -quarantine pe st list (Annex 6 ) 
The following emergency notifications will be withdrawn after the enforcement of this 
amendment.  
• G/SPS/N/JPN/1238 , G/SPS/N/JPN/1226 , G/SPS/N/JPN/1199  and G/SPS/N/JPN/1164  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/JPN/1260  
 
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  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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 2, 
11, 19 and 20  
[ ] None  
Does th is 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The legal basis of the Ordinance is derived from the Plant Protection Act. This revision will 
be published in "Kampo" (Official Government Gazette), available in Japanese. The current 
lists are available in English on the website of Plant Protec tion Station at: 
http://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/information/language_top.html  (available in English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be d etermined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Due to the urgent  nature of preventing pests of the most serious concern 
such as Hessian fly ( Mayetiola destructor ) from entering Japan, the proposed revisions will 
enter into force on the day following the date of publication, which is expected to take 
about three months after the distribution of this notification.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 May 2024  
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 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  G/SPS/N/JPN/1260  
 
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  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