G/SPS/N/JPN/686  
 
10 October 2019  
(19-6553) 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 Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)  
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):  Utensils, containers and packaging for food and food additives  
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:  Partial amendment to the Specifications and Standards 
for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. (Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 370 of 
1959) and the Ministerial Ordinance on Milk and Milk Products Concerning Compositional 
Standards, Etc. (Order of the Ministry of Health and Welfare No. 52 of 1951 ）. 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/JPN/19_5576_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Partial revision of the specifications and standards for utensil s, 
containers, and packaging for milk and milk products. (See attachment for the details.)  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory fr om 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/JPN/686  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
When  adopted, this amendment will be published in Kampo (Offi cial Government Gazette)  
(available in Japanese) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : In the winter of 2019.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : In the winter of 2019.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : In the summer of 2020.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 December 2019  
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 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:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp