G/SPS/N/JPN/904  
 
17 December 2021 
(21-9466) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Live poultry, poultry meat  and egg products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  The state of Minnesota in the United States of 
America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of live poultry, poultry meat and egg 
products from the state of Minnesota in the United States of America . Language(s): . 
Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction of H5 Low pathogenic avian 
influenza (LPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry, poultry 
meat and egg products from the state of Minnesota in the  United States of America, 
including those shipped through third countries, since 29 November 2021 based on articles 
37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control", "Animal Health 
Requirements for day old chicks and hatching eggs to b e exported to Japan from the 
United States" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported 
to Japan from the United States".  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Outbreaks of 
H5 LPAI were confirmed in poultry farm in the state of Minnesota in the United States of  
America.  
9. 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.  Terrestrial 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 st andard?  G/SPS/N/JPN/904  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Current  "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control", "Animal Health Requirements 
for day old chicks and hatching eggs to be exported to Japan from the United States" and 
"Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the 
United States":  
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/25 -186us_re.pdf  
https://www.maff.go.jp/a qs/hou/require/attach/pdf/chicken -meet-82.pdf  (available in 
English and Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
29 November 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 31) 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:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 31) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp