G/SPS/N/JPN/483  
 
16 December 2016  
(16-6867) 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 Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified i n national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additives  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific region s or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Amendment to the Enforcement Ordinance of the 
Food Sanitation Act and the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives . 
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 41 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/JPN/16_5162_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: To establish the specifications for non -synthetic food additives 
and to revise the existing standards and specifications, for example testing methods.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN 192 -1995 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aqu atic 
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, ho w and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Food Sanitation Act ( available in English). When adopted, this amendment will be 
published in Kampo, the official Japanese G overnmental Gazette  (available in Japanese).  G/SPS/N/JPN/483  
 
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  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 perio d. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 February 2017  
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. Text(s)  availab le 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