G/SPS/N/JPN/471  
 
4 August 2016  
(16-4179)  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 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  
Milk products categorized in the following HS codes: 
 Milk and cream (HS Codes: 04.01 and 04.02) 
 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified 
milk and cream (HS Code: 04.03) 
 Whey (HS Code: 04.04) 
 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk, and dairy spreads (HS Code: 
04.05) 
 Cheese and curd (HS Code: 04.06) 
Milk products categorized in the following HS codes which contain ingredients derived 
from milk: 
 Lactose and lactose syrup (HS Codes: 1702.11 and 1702.19) 
 Dog or cat food and animal feed (HS Codes: 2309.10 and 2309.90)  
 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives (HS Codes: 3501.10 and 3501.90) 
 Milk albumin and other milk albumin de rivatives (HS Codes: 3502.20 and 3502.90) 
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: Draft revision of the Ministerial Ordinance for 
Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control  Language(s):  
Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: MAFF is proposing revision of the Article 45 of the Ministerial 
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control to 
add milk products (for details see item 3 abov e) to the list of items subject to animal 
quarantine. Once an item is subject to animal quarantine, the import of the said item will not be permitted without an appropriate health certificate issued by the animal health 
authority of the exporting country. Milk prod ucts imported/exported as personal effects 
are exempted from animal quarantine. 
Animal Health Requirements are in preparation to set out detailed import conditions for 
milk products including required statements in the health certificate based on the import 
risk analysis and Chapters 8.8.24, 8.8.25, 8.8.35 and 8.8.36 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code (the OIE code). 
MAFF will duly notify WTO Members once draf t Animal Health Requirements have been 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] 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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapters 8.8.24, 8.8.25, 8.8.35 and 8.8.36  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control (No. 166, 1951), in English available 
at http://www.maff.go.jp/e/japan_food/ap_health/pdf/act.pdf  and Ministerial Ordinance 
for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control (No. 35, 
1951), in English available at http://www.maff.go.jp/e/japan_food/fsafe_a phealth/pdf/minister_ial_ordi_ance.pdf . 
The revision is to be published in Kampo (Official Government Gazette) (available in 
Japanese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : October 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : October 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 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) : 3 October 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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