G/SPS/N/JPN/641  
 
3 June 2019  
(19-3729) Page: 1/3 
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 Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)  
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):   
− Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 
02.07, 02.08 and 02.09 ) - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic 
invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)  
− Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)  
− Animal originated products (HS Code: 05.04)  
− Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 
07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14)  
− Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 
08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.0 9, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)  
− Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 
09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)  
− Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08)  
− Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous gr ains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
− Animal fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)  
− Cacao (HS Code: 18.01)  
− Beverages (HS Code: 22.01)  
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:  Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods 
and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards) . Language(s):  Available in English . Number of pages:  7 pages.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/JPN/19_3165_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical  
Pesticide: Chlorpyrifos  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/JPN/641  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 Pesticide Residues in Food and feed - pesticide Index - 17 - Chlorpyrifos  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
Potato, Apple, Japanese pear and Pear  
These MRLs (Potato: 0.02 ppm, Apple: 0.5 ppm, Japanese pear and Pear: 0.3 ppm) are 
set based on the residue data from the domestic supervised  residue trials because the 
dietary exposure assessment would be beyond the tolerance level when Codex MRLs 
(Potato: 2 ppm, Apple: 1 ppm, Japanese pear and Pear: 1 ppm) are set.  
Chinese cabbage, Cabbage, Immature pears (with pod), Immature kidney beans (wi th 
pods), Japanese persimmon  
These MRLs aren't set because the dietary exposure assessment would be beyond the 
tolerance level when Codex MRLs are set. Codex MRLs are as follows : Chinese 
cabbage:  1 ppm, Cabbage: 1 ppm, Immature pears (with pod): 0.01 ppm, Immature 
kidney beans (with pods): 0.01 ppm, Japanese persimmon:1 ppm  
Fat of Cattle, Fat of Pig, Fat of Other terrestrial mammals and Milk  
These MRLs (Fat of Cattle: 0.05 ppm, Fat of Pig: 0.01 ppm, Fat of Other terrestrial 
mammals: 0.05 ppm and Milk: 0.01 ppm) are set based on the maximum estimated 
values which were calculated with domestic MDB because the dietary exposure 
assessment would be beyond the tolerance level when Codex MRLs (Fat of Cattle: 1 ppm, 
Fat of Pig: 0.02 ppm, Fat of Other terrestrial mam mals: 1 ppm and Milk: 0.02 ppm) are 
set. 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food 
Sanitation Act ( available in English). When adopted, these MRLs are to be published in 
Kampo (Official Government Gazette)  (available in (available in Japanese))  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date for 
the comment period.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date 
for the comment period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : These proposed standards will take effect after a certain period 
of grace.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/JPN/641  
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 August 2019 Comments only to updated MRLs 
(marked with black circles and white circles in attached annexes)  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Not ification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: e nquiry@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:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp