G/SPS/N/JPN/589  
 
30 July 2018  
(18-4797) 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 Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)  
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):  
 Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 
02.07 , 02.08 and 02.09)  
 Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)  
 Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04)  
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 
07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.0 8, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14)  
 Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 
08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)  
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 0 9.07, 
09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)  
 Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08)  
 Products of the milling industry (HS Codes: 11.01 and 11.02)  
 Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
 Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02, 15.06 and 15.14)  
 Residues and waste from the food industries (HS Co de: 23.02)  
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: Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods 
and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/JPN/18_4072_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Chlormequat.  
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.  G/SPS/N/JPN/589  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission  (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Pesticide Res idues in Food and F eed - Pesticide 
Index  - 15 - Chlormequat  
[ ] 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:  
Wheat bran and Rye flour (limited to whole grain ): 
The current MRL of 10 ppm in wheat bran and 4 ppm in rye flour (limited to whole grain) 
will be deleted because  the MRL of 10 ppm in wheat and 8 ppm in rye have been set on 
the basis of the submitted data and the Codex MRL. MRLs in raw agricultural commodities 
apply to their processed commodities (including wheat bran and rye flour (limited to whole 
grain) taking i nto account the processing factors (the JMPR estimated the processing factor 
of 3.0 for wheat bran and 1.3 for rye flour (limited to whole grain). Therefore, the deletion 
of MRLs in wheat bran and rye flour (limited to whole grain) will not strengthen the current 
regulation, and all the proposed MRLs conform to the Codex MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Food 
Sanitation Act (available in English). When adopted, these MRLs are to be published in 
Kampo (Official Government Gazette)  (available in Japanese) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date for 
the comment period.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date for 
the comment period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : These proposed standards will take effect after a certain period of grace.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty d ays from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 September 2018 . Comments only to updated 
MRLs (marked with black circles and white circles in attached annexes).  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Noti fication 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] 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: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp