G/SPS/N/JPN/361  
 
29 August 2014  
(14-4961)  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: Consumer Affairs Agency 
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): Processed foods, fresh foods and food additives 
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: Proposal for the Food Labelling Standard based on the 
Food Labelling Act  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/JPN/14_3883_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food Labelling Standard will be newly established by 
improving the existing labelling standards. The new standard shall make nutrition declaration mandatory such labels to contribute to the improvement of consumer's 
health, considering international trends in nutrition labelling system. 
Note: This document is also notified via TBT notification. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) CODEX STAN 1-1985, CODEX STAN 146-1985 
[ ] 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/361 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The basic law is the Food Labelling Act (available in Japanese). When adopted, the proposed standard is 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 
comment period. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : As soon as possible after the final date 
for comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This proposed standard will basically 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) : 28 October 2014 
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:  
Japan Enquiry Point 
International Trade Division 
Economic Affairs Bureau 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343 E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: