G/SPS/N/JPN/317  
 
28 June 2013  
(13-3369)  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 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pig meat and its products 
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 Santa Catarina (Brazil)  
5. Title of the notified document: Animal health requirements for the pig meat etc. to 
be exported to Japan from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil  Language(s): English 
and Japanese  Number of pages: 9 
http://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/ require/pdf/br-sc-pork.pdf  
6. Description of content: The animal health requirements for pig meat etc. to be 
exported to Japan from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil are set to allow the export of 
pig meat etc. from the State of Santa Catarina to Japan since the State of Santa 
Catarina is recognised as a free zone of Foot and mouth disease, Classical swine fever and African swine fever. 
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. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2012), 
Chapter 8.5 Foot and Mouth Disease, Chapter 15.1 African Swine Fever and 
Chapter 15.2 Classical Swine Fever.  
[ ] 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/317 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2013 
[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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Standards Information Service 
International Trade Division 
Economic Affairs Bureau 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku 
Tokyo 100-8919, Japan  
Tel: +(81) 3 5501 8344  Fax: +(81) 3 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Standards Information Service  
International Trade Division Economic Affairs Bureau 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8919, Japan  
Tel: +(81) 3 5501 8344  
Fax: +(81) 3 5501 8343  E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp