G/SPS/N/JPN/519  
 
17 May 2017  
(17-2638) 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 
schedule s deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pycnonotus cafer , Garrulax cineraceus , Aromia bungii , 
Neolucanus angulatus , N. baladeva , N. giganteus , N. katsuraorum , N. maedai , 
N. maximus , N. perarmatus , N. saunder sii, N. tanakai , N. waterhousei  and Hestina 
assimilis  excluding H. assimilis shirakii  
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 noti fied document: Amendment to the List of Regulated Living Organisms 
under the Invasive Alien Species Act.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
http://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/JPN/17_2321_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: To designate Pycnonotus cafer , Garrulax cineraceus , Aromia 
bungii , Neolucanus angulatus , N. baladeva , N. giganteus , N. katsuraorum , N. maedai , 
N. maximus , N. perarmatus , N. saundersii , N. tanakai , N. waterhousei  and Hestina 
assimilis  excluding H. assimilis shirakii  as Invasive Alien Species (IAS).  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organ ization 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/519  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The Invasive Alien Species Act (full text of the act) is available in E nglish at 
http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/as/040427.pdf ). The list (Cabinet Order) will be 
publicised on "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) in Japanese when adopted.   
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 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 July 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
13. Text(s)  available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: