G/SPS/N/GBR/19  
 
2 August 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The UK Food Safety Authorities comprising of the Food Standards 
Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS)  
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):   
• Mushrooms and derived products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 51 00, 0709 59, 
0710 80 61, 0710 80 69, 0711 51 00, 0711 59 00, 0712 31 00, 0712 32 00, 0712 33 
00, ex 0712 39 00, 2003 10, 2003 90 and ex 2005 99 80;  
• Fish and fishery products 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0308, 1504 10, 1504 20, 1604, 
with the exception of the commod ity codes listed in Annex ll  of retained Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6;  
• Aralia  spp. and derived products thereof falling within CN codes ex 0709 99, ex 0710 
80, ex 0711 90 and ex 0712 90;  
• Bamboo shoot ( Phyllostacys pubescens ) and derived products thereof falling within 
CN codes ex 07 09 99, ex 0710 80, ex 0711 90, ex 0712 90, ex 2004 90 and 2005 91 
00; 
• Koshiabura (shoot of Eleuterococcus sciadophylloides ) and derived products thereof 
falling within CN codes ex 0709 99, ex 0710 80, ex 0711 90 and ex 0712 90;  
• (Japanese) persimmon ( Diospyros sp .) and products derived thereof falling within 
CN codes 0810 70 00, ex 0811 90, ex 0812 90 and ex 0813 50;  
• Bracken ( Pteridium aquilinum ) and derived products thereof falling within CN codes 
ex 0709 99, ex 0710 80, ex 0711 90 and ex 0712 90; and  
• Compound products containing more t han 50% of the products listed above.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  The Food and Feed (Fukushima Restrictions) 
(Revocation) (England) Regulations 2022; The Food and Feed (Fukushima Restrictions) 
(Revocation) (Wales) Regulations 2022; The Food and Feed (Fukushima Restrictions) 
(Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2022 . Language(s):  English, Wel sh. Number of 
pages:  2 
Full text of the legislation is available below for England, Wales and Scotland respectively.  
England: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/543/made  
Wales: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/594/made  
Scotland: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/166/made  G/SPS/N/GBR/19  
 
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  6. Description of content:  The purpose of this legislation is to revoke retained Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 of 5 January 2016 that imposed special conditions 
governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the 
accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station with respect to Great Britain.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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:  
[X] Codex Aliment arius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in 
Food and Feed  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
UK risk assessments and consultations are published on the FSA and FSS website:  
Fukushima Risk Assessment | Food Standards Agency  
Public Consultation | Food Standards Agency  
Fukushima Risk Assessment | Food Standards Scotland  
Public Consultation | Food Standards Scotland  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 May 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 2022  
[X] 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: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addr ess (if available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk