G/SPS/N/JPN/313  
 
23 April 2013  
(13-2127)  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 the Environment 
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):  Finlayson's squirrel ( Callosciurus finlaysonii ) and small 
Indian mongoose ( Herpestes auropunctatus ) 
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:  Amendment to the List of Regulated Living Organisms 
under the Invasive Alien Species Act  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/JPN/13_1619_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  To designate Finlayson's squirrel and small Indian mongoose 
as Invasive Alien Species (IAS), which are currently designated as Uncategorized Alien 
Species (UAS). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] 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 seri al 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/313 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The 
Invasive Alien Species Act (the full text of the act is available in English at http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/as/040427.pdf ). When adopted, the list (Cabinet 
Order) will be published in "KAMPO", the official Japanese Governmental Gazette 
(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:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  1 September 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 June 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:    
13. Texts 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