G/SPS/N/JPN/927  
25 January 2022  
(22-0581) 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):  Abolition of the "ORIGINAL" stamp for the official Export Quarantine 
Certificate issued by Japanese Animal Quarantine Service (AQS)  
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:  The "ORIGINAL" stamp (Annex 1) . Language(s):   
Number of pages:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/JPN/22_0869_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Having used the forge -proof papers since 2018, The AQS will 
abolish the "ORIGINAL" stamps (see Annex1 of the notified document) for Export 
Quarantine Certificates in order to simplify the issuance procedure.  
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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commissi on (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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  This is a minor adjustment due to the change in the certificate 
material, not an obligation for exporters, thus causes a negligible effect on trade.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/JPN/927  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2022  
Proposed date of publicati on (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:   
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
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:   
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100-8919, Japan  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp