G/SPS/N/JPN/905  
 
17 December 2021  
(21-9463) 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):  Plant and plant products  
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 revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of 
the Plant Protection Act, relevant notifications and detailed rules for import plant 
quarantine enforcement concerning p lants subject to specific phytosanitary measures to be 
carried out in exporting countries . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  98 (5 files)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/JPN/21_7841_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/JPN/21_7841_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/JPN/21_7841_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/JPN/21_7841_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/JPN/21_7841_04_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The MAFF will revise the following regulations to reflect the 
latest scientific evidence:  
1) Proposed revision of quarantine pests on annexed Table 1 of the Ordinance for 
Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act: Annex 1;  
2) Proposed revision of the plants subject to field inspection in exporting countries on 
annexed Table 1 -2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act: 
Annex  2; 
3) Proposed revision  of the import prohibited plants on annexed Table 2 of the Ordinance 
for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act: Annex 3;  
4) Proposed revision of the plants subject to specific phytosanitary measures to be carried 
out in exporting countries on annexed Table 2 -2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of 
the Plant Protection Act and detailed rules for import plant quarantine enforcement 
concerning plants subject to specific phytosanitary measures to be carried out in 
exporting countries: Annex 4.  
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.   
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) :  G/SPS/N/JPN/905  
 
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  [ ] 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 this 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 Protection Station at:  
http://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/informat ion/language_top.html  (available in English)  
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: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Due to the emergency nature of preventing pests of the most serious 
concern such as Oriental fruit fly ( Bactrocera dorsalis  species complex) from entering 
Japan, the proposed revisions will enter into force immediately after the completion of 
dome stic legal procedures, 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) : 15 February 2022  
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  
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