G/SPS/N/JPN/899  
 
17 December 2021  
(21-9444) 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):  Poultry meat and egg produ cts 
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 Nordrhein -Westfalen in Germany  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of poultry meat and egg products 
from the state of Nordrhein -Westfalen of Germany . Language(s): . Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction of H5N1 high pathogenicity 
avian influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat 
and egg products from the state of Nordrhein -Westfalen of Germany, including those 
shipped through third  countries, since 23 November 2021 based on the "Animal Health 
Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Germany" and the 
articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".  
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:  On 18 November 
2021, an outbr eak of H5N1 HPAI was confirmed in a poultry farm in the state of 
Nordrhein -Westfalen of Germany.  
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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4. "Infection with high 
pathogenicity avian influenza viruses"  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conven tion (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/JPN/899  
 
- 2 - 
 
  10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Current  "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from 
Germany"  
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/chicken -meet-77.pdf  (available in 
English and Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of app lication (as applicable):  
23 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]  Nationa l 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