G/SPS/N/JPN/764  
 
2 July 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):  Compound feed (HS Code: 23.09), Oats (HS Code:10.04), barley 
(HS Code:10.03), wheat (HS  Code:10.01), maize (HS Code:10.05), miro 
(HS Code:10.07), rye (HS Code:10.02) and hay (HS  Codes:12.13, 12.14) for feed  
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:  Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the 
Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue 
standard). . Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  Proposal for the amendments of the maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the agricultural chemical: Fipronil.  
Commodity (for feed)   Proposed MRL(mg/kg)   Current MRL(mg/kg)  
Compound feed for cattle,   - (withdraw)   0.02 
sheep,  goat or deer  
Compound feed for pig  - (withdraw)   0.02 
Compound feed for chicken or quail   - (withdraw)   0.01 
Maize  0.02  - 
Miro  0.01 - 
Barley  0.002  - 
Wheat  0.002  - 
Rye 0.002  - 
Oat 0.002  - 
Hay  - (withdraw)   0.2 
Residue definition for enforcement: Fipronil  
Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 
90% dry matter base.  G/SPS/N/JPN/764  
 
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  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.   
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) : Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) for Pesti cides 
(CAC/MRL 1).  
[ ] 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 re levant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Maize: Proposed MRL is same as Japanese maize MRL for food.  
Miro: Proposed MRL is calculated from supervised trials residue data on miro 
(sorghum  grain) (JMPR 2001 evaluation).  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
These  amendments are to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when 
adopted (available  in Japanese).  
The current MRLs list for feed is available at the following website (available in English):  
http://www.famic.go.jp/ffis/feed/r_safety/r_feeds_safety.h tml  
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) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  Withdrawal of the MRL for hay will enter into force at 
the date of publication.  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2020  
Agency or authority designa ted 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: +(813) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(813) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp   G/SPS/N/JPN/764  
 
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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: +(813) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(813) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp