G/SPS/N/JPN/796  
 
12 November 2020  
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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):  Pet food (HS Code 23.09 Preparations of a kind used in animal 
feeding)  
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:  Amendment to "Ministerial Ordinance on Specifications 
and Standards of Pet Food" (Ordinance No. 1 of 28 April 2009 of the Mini stry of 
Agriculture, forestry and Fisheries/Ministry of the Environment) . Language(s):  . 
Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  MAFF will revise the Maximum level of Arsenic in pet food from 
"Arsenic 15 μg/g" to "Inorganic Arsenic (sum of As( Ⅲ) and As( Ⅴ)) 2 μg/g" in "Ministerial 
Ordinance on Specifications and Standards of Pet Food" (Ordinance No. 1 of 28 April 2009 
of the Ministr y of Agriculture, forestry and Fisheries/Ministry of the Environment).  
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. 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.  Terre strial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
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:   G/SPS/N/JPN/796  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  This 
amendment is to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted.  
The Current Mi nisterial ordinance is available from the URL;  
Japanese  
https://elaws.e -
gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawI d=421M60001200001  
English  
http://www.famic.go.jp/ffis/pet/obj/sub1e_seibunkikaku.pdf   
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) : 11 January 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) 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: +(813) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(813) 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: +(813) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(813) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp