G/SPS/N/JPN/330  
 
20 January 2014  
(14-0269)  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): Straw and forage of cereal grains and grasses, legume 
forage (alfalfa, clover, etc.) and other forage products (HS Codes: 12.13, 12.14) 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 limit 
(MRL) for an agricultural chemical (Pendimethaline). 
Commodity Proposed MRL (mg/kg) Current MRL (ppm) 
 Hay 15 0.1 
Note: Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is 
set as 90% dry matter base. 
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/JPN/330 
 
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  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) : As soon as possible after the final date for 
comment period. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date 
for comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after publication. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 March 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