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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/JPN/308 
10 January 2013 
 (13-0134) 
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 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food additive (potassium lactate, potassium sulfate and 5-methylquinoxaline) 
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 Enforcem ent Ordinance of the Food 
Sanitation Law and the Standards and Sp ecifications for Foods and Food Additives 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2013/sps/JPN/13_0120_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Authorization of potassium lactate and potassium sulfate as food 
additives and establishment of specifications  for these substances, and revision of 
specifications for 5-methylquinoxaline. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) GSFA, Codex STAN 192-1995 
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/JPN/308 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food 
Sanitation Law (available in English).  When adopted, this amendment will be published in 
Kampo, the official Japanese Governme ntal 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) :  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) :  11 March 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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:    
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