G/SPS/N/JPN/684/Corr.1  
 
18 October 2019  
(19-6796) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Corrigendum  
The following communication, received on 18 October 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan . 
 
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The proposed revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act about 
Phytosanitary Certificate; Correction  
This notice is issued to correct the "The proposed revision of Article 5.3 of the Ordinance for 
Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (Plants need not to be accompanied by PC)" which is 
hyperlinked in Item  5 of the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/684 dated 3 October 2019. The corrections are  
as follows:  
Page 1, paragraph 2  
"However, this shall not apply to those used for fertilizer, feed and other production materials for 
agriculture, forestry and fishery, and those p lants stipulated in the provision of Appended Table 2, 
Rows 14 and 15, the Column of Plants of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act 
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries."  
should read as below:  
"However, this shall not  apply to plants that are intended for use as fertilizers, animal feeds and other 
production materials for agriculture, forestry and fishery OR plants that are provided in Item 14 and 
Item 15 of the Annexed Table 2 of the Ordinance of the Ministry of Agric ulture, Forestry and Fisheries."  
Page 1, "2. Dried and shredded plants"  
"Dried and shredded plants (excluding Senna (Cassia acutifolia) stem, orange (Citrus sinensis) fruits, 
orange rind, and cassava (Manihot esculenta) root)" should read as "Dried and chopped plants 
(excluding Senna stem ( Cassia acutifolia ), orange fruits and peels ( Citrus sinensis ), and cassava roots 
(Manihot esculenta ))". 
Page 1, "3. Dried and crushed plants"  
"Dried and crushed plants (excluding orange and tamarind (Tamrindus indica) fruits, and cassava 
root)" should read as "Dried and crushed or smashed plants (excluding orange and tamarind fruits 
(Tamarindus indica ) and cassava roots)."  
Page 1, "4. Dried plants that have not been compressed, shredded, crushed or smashed. "  
"Dried pla nts that have not been compressed, shredded, crushed or smashed. However, the following 
parts are excluded for wood and the following plants" should read as "Dried plants that are not 
compressed, chopped, crushed or smashed. However, in addition to woods, plant parts of the 
described below are excluded from the dried plants."  
Page 1, "Excluded parts"  
"Excluded parts" should read as "Excluded plant parts".  G/SPS/N/JPN/684/Corr.1  
 
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English name/Scientific name "Egoma ( Perilla ocimoides )" should read as "Egoma ( Perilla 
ocymoide s)". Excluded plant parts of Castanea crenata  "Shelled seed" should read as "Chestnut 
(excluding peeled chestnut)" . 
English name/Scientific name "Peruvian pepper ( Schinus mole )" should read as "Peruvian pepper 
(Schinus molle )". 
Excluded plant parts of Castanea mollissima  "Shelled seed" should read as "Chestnut (excluding 
peeled chestnut)"  
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Excluded plant parts of Brazil nut tree  (Bertholletia excelsa) "Shelled seed" should read as "Nut 
(excluding peeled nut)"  
Final date for  comments is extended from 2 December 2019 to 18 December 2019.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/JPN/19_5736_00_e.pdf  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chi yoda-ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
 
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