G/SPS/N/JPN/921  
13 January 2022  
(22-0307) 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):  Pig meat products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Italy 
5. Title of the notified document:  Import suspension of pig meat products from Italy . 
Language(s):  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent the introduction of African swine fever   (ASF) 
virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of pig meat products from Italy, 
including those shipped through third countries,  since 8 January 2022 based on the 
"Animal health requirements for meat and viscera derived from cloven -hoofed animals and 
sausages, ham and bacon made from the said meat and viscera as raw materials to be 
exported to Japan from Italy (excluding Sardinia i sland)" and 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 fr om 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  An outbreak of ASF 
was confirmed in a wild boar in Piemonte, Italy on 6 January 2022.  
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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 15.1, "Infection with African 
swine fever virus"  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/JPN/921  
 
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  10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Current 
"Animal health requirements for meat and viscera derived from cloven -hoofed animals and 
sausages, ham and bacon made from the said meat and viscera as raw materials to be 
exported to Japan from Italy (excluding Sardinia island)"  
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/sub2 -21.pdf  (available in English and 
Japanese)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as app licable):  
8 January 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 
available) of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(8131) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fa x number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(8131) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp