G/SPS/N/JPN/1060  
 
7 July 2022  
(22-5247) 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  
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 plants and plant parts for planting (excluding seed and fruit) of 
Adenocarpus lainzii , Arbutus unedo , Argyranthemum fru tescens (syn. Chrysanthemum 
frutescens ), Athyrium filix -femina , Echium plantagineum , Erica cinerea, Hypericum 
perforatum , Lavatera cretica , Lonicera implexa, Psidium , Pteridium aquilinum , Ruta 
chalepensis , Santolina magonica  and Viburnum tinus  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina; Brazil; Canada; Costa Rica; Ecuador; 
France;  Iran; Israel; Italy; Mexico; Paraguay; Spain; Chinese Ta ipei; United States 
of America  (excluding Hawaiian Islands) ; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document:  Emergency measure to prevent Xylella fastidiosa  from 
entering Japan through importation of host plants of X. fastidiosa . Lang uage(s):  . 
Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  Prevention of X. fastidiosa  from entering Japan, the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) takes the emergency measure for 
plants listed in item 3. This measure taken is as follows:  
For live plants and plant parts for planting (excluding seed and fruit), the plants randomly 
taken from a lot and plants with suspected symptoms are tested during leafing stage by an 
appropriate serological diagnosis method such as ELISA or an appropriate genetic method 
such as PCR assay and found to be free from Xylella fastidiosa . 
In addition, National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) of the exporting countries will 
be required to declare as below in the column of Additional declaration of Phytosanit ary 
Certificate.  
"Fulfills item 23 of the Annexed Table 2 -2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant 
Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No. 73/1950) " 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Xylella fastidiosa  is 
one of the most serious pests for Japan. To prevent X. fastidiosa  from entering Japan, an 
additional declaration is to be provided in Phytosanitary Certificate for the import of 
its host plants. This is the urgent action before the revision of the Ordinance for 
Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act based on the newly confirmed infor mation that the 
plants as described in item 3 are host plants of X. fastidiosa . G/SPS/N/JPN/1060  
 
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  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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
IPPC Article  7, ISPM 1 and ISPM 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
List of the Plants Subject to Specific Phytosanitary Measures to be Carried Out in Exporting 
Countries (Annexed Table 2 -2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection 
Act) and the Details of Requirements for Each of the Quarantine Pests. (online ), available 
from https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/law/houki/shorei/E_Annexed_Table2 -
2_from_20210428.html  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
25 July 2022 
[ ] 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 
availa ble) 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