G/AG/N/JPN/260  
 
26 April  2021 
(21-3504) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  26 April  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Japan . The notification concerns the use of special safeguard provisions (Table  MA:5 ) during 
the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 . 
 
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- 2 - Table MA:5  
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD : FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -04-2020 TO 31 -03-2021 
Annual summary of special safeguard actions taken  
Tariff item number(s)  Description of product(s)  Volume -based 
invoked  Whether volume -based action 
taken during period  Price -
based 
invoked  Whether price -based action taken 
during period  Note  
From  To 
1 2 3 4  
040140190,040150119,  
040150129  Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing 
added sugar or other sweetening  matter.  
- Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6%: 
Sterilized, frozen or preserved; other cream of 
a fat content, by weight, of 13% or more (other 
than sterilized, frozen or preserved)   01-03-21 31-03-21    
040221119  Milk powder, not containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter  
- Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 5% but 
not exceeding 30%     
 Date of application:  20 January 2021   
040221129  Milk powder, not containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter  
- Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 30%     
 Date of application:  1 June 2020   
040291290  Evaporated milk     
 Date of application:  20 January 2021   
040299129  Condensed milk     
 Date of application:  9 December 2020   
100630090  Rice (semi -milled or wholly milled rice, whether 
or not polished or glazed)     
 Date of application:  14 July 2020, 
20 October 2020   
110100200  Wheat or meslin flour     
 Date of application:  19 November 2020   
110290390  Rice flour     
 Date of application:  20 October 2020, 
19 March 2021   
110812099  Maize (corn) starch   01-11-20 31-03-21    
110819098  Other starches (excluding Sago starch)     
 Date of application:  10 July 2020, 
24 August 2020, 20 November 2020, 
20 November 2020, 5 March 2021   
110820090  Inulin     
 Date of application:  18 August 2020, 
31 March 2021    
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- 3 - Tariff item number(s)  Description of product(s)  Volume -based 
invoked  Whether volume -based action 
taken during period  Price -
based 
invoked  Whether price -based action taken 
during period  Note  
From  To 
1 2 3 4  
190190179  Food preparations of flour, meal, or starch, 
which contain more than 85% by weight of flour, 
groats, meal and pellets of rice, wheat, triticale 
or barley, starch, or any combination thereof, 
excluding cake -mixes and a kind used as infant 
food or dietetic purpose  
- Mostly containing starch (ex cluding wheat  
starch)     
 Date of application:  29 July 2020, 
11 August 2020, 18 September 2020   
190120159,190190179  Food preparations of flour, meal, or starch, 
which contain more than 85% by weight of flour, 
groats, meal and pellets of rice, wheat, triticale 
or barley, starch, or any combination thereof, 
excluding cake -mixes and a kind used as food 
suitable for infants or young children or dietetic 
purpose  
- Mostly containing starch (excluding wheat  
starch)   01-02-21 31-03-21    
 
 
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