G/SPS/N/JPN/339  
 
2 April 2014  
(14-2010)  Page: 1/3  
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 in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  
 Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 
02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) 
 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.02, 
03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and 03.07) 
 Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) 
 Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) 
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 
07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) 
 Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 
08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) 
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 
09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) 
 Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) 
 Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
 Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06) 
 Cacao and cacao preparations (HS Code: 18.01) 
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: Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods 
and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 97 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/JPN/14_1692_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The MHLW will withdraw all the provisional maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) set at the time of introduction of the positive list system for the following 
29 agricultural chemicals. The 29 agricultural chemicals are classified into the following 
categories: 
i. Those that are neither registered nor approved in Japan and that are not planned to 
be registered; 
ii. Those for which MRLs are set in some commodities in certain foreign countries but 
that are not permitted to be used; 
iii. Those that are permitted to be used in certain foreign countries but commodities 
containing those are not exported to Japan; and G/SPS/N/JPN/339 
 
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  iv. Those that have been in part evaluated by JMPR (Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on 
Pesticide Residues) or JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives) but for which Codex MRLs are neither set nor expected to be set. 
Further to several import examinations conducted during the past ten years, no 
detection of these substances has been reported. Therefore, the MHLW has concluded that food commodities containing these agricultural chemicals are unlikely to be 
distributed in Japan in the future and the wi thdrawal of the MRLs for these agricultural 
chemicals is unlikely to have negative effects on international trade. 
Pesticide: Anirazine, Aramite, Azaconazole, Barban, Bromophos, Bromophos-ethyl, 
Chlorbenside, Chlorbufam, Chloroxuron, Chlozolinate, Di-allate, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-
ethylphenyl)ethane, Dimethirimol, Dinoterb, Dioxathion, Diphenamid, Foramsulfuron, Formothion, Mecarbam, Methacrifos, Monolinuron, Naptalam, Nitrothal-isopropyl, Pyrazophos, Sulprofos 
Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Fenchlorphos 
Veterinary drugs: 2-Acetylamino-5-nitrothiazole, Bithiionol, Miloxacin 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Food Sanitation Act (available in English). When adopted, these MRLs are to be published in Kampo (Official Government 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) : These proposed standards will take effect after a certain period 
of grace. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2014. Comments only to updated MRLs 
(marked with black circles in attached annexes). 
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:   G/SPS/N/JPN/339 
 
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  13. Texts 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