G/SPS/N/JPN/438/Add.1  
 
24 May 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 24 May 2016,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan. 
 
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 Notification of revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act and relevant 
notifications 
The revisions of "the Ordinance for Enforcement of  the Plant Protection Act" were published in 
Japanese Official Gazette on 24 May 2016. 
Revisions of lists will enter into force after six months from the date of adoption (on 
24 November 2016) with the exception of the following: 
 Deletion of three quarantine pests from the Anne xed Table 1, deletion of country in the item 
No. 22 and 23 of the Annexed Table 1-2, deletion of country and plant and addition of plant in 
the item No. 1 of the Annexed Table 2, Provisio nal Quarantine Pest list, and Non-Quarantine 
Pest List will enter into force on the date of adoption (on 24 May 2016). 
 Revision of the Annexed Table 1-2 will enter into force one year from the date of adoption (on 
24 May 2017) (excluding the nine quarantine pests which will be moved from the Annexed 
Table 1-2 to the Annexed Table 2-2, which will enter into force after six months from the date 
of adoption). 
1. The Annexed Table 1 of the Ordinance for Enforc ement of the Plant Protection Act (Quarantine 
Pest List): 
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/ki kaku/pdf/01_at1_qualant_pest_list.pdf  
2. The Annexed Table 1-2 of the Ordinance for Enfo rcement of the Plant Protection Act (List of 
the Plants Subject to Field Inspection in Exporting Countries): 
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/ki kaku/pdf/02_at1_2_field_inspect.pdf  
3. The Annexed Table 2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (List of the 
Import Prohibited Plants): 
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kikaku /pdf/03_at2_import_prohibit_plants.pdf  
4. The Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enfo rcement of the Plant Protection Act (List of 
the plants subject to Specific Phytosanitary Measures to be carried out in Exporting Countries): 
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kika ku/pdf/04_at2_2_specific_measures.pdf  
5. Provisional Quarantine Pest List: 
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kika ku/pdf/05_pro_quarant_pest_list.pdf  
6. Non-Quarantine Pest List: 
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/ kikaku/pdf/06_non_quarant_pest.pdf  G/SPS/N/JPN/438/Add.1 
 
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