G/SPS/N/JPN/345  
 
5 May 2014  
(14-2724)  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): Barley (HS Code: 10.03), wheat (HS Code: 10.01), 
sorghum (HS Code: 10.07), soybean (HS Code: 12.01), soybean meal (HS Code: 23.04) for feed 
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: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the 
Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amend ment of an agricultural chemical residue 
standard)  Language(s): English  Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: Proposal for the establishment of the maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for an agricultural chemical (Dicamba). 
Commodity (for feed) Proposed MRL (mg/kg) Current MRL (mg/kg) 
Barley 7 0.5 
Wheat 2 0.5 
Sorghum 4 3 Soybean, dry 10 - 
Soybean meal 10 - 
 Note: MRLs are expressed as: 
 the sum of dicamba, metabolite B (3,6-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid) and 
conjugate of metabolite B, calculated as dicamba for soybean meal and soybean, 
dry; 
 dicamba for barley, wheat and sorghum. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) The Codex Alimentarius Commission has established 
MRLs for dicamba for barley, wheat and sorghum. 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/JPN/345 
 
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  [ ] 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: 
This amendment is to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when 
adopted (available in Japanese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Amendments of the MRLs for soybean and soybean meal will 
enter into force after at least six months following the date of publication. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  Amendments to the MRLs for barley, wheat and 
sorghum will enter into force as soon as possible after the date of publication.  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 July 2014 
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