G/SPS/N/JPN/366  
 
21 October 2014  
(14-6025)  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): Rye, barley, maize and sorghum (HS Codes: 10.02, 
10.03, 10.05 and 10.07) for feed; straw and forage of cereal grains and grasses, legume forage (alfalfa, clover, etc.) and other forage products (HS Codes: 12.13, 12.14) for 
feed. 
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: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the 
Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Ame ndments of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)   Language(s): English  Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: Proposal for the establishment of the maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for an agricultural chemical (Alachlor).  
Commodity (for feed); Proposed MRL(mg/kg); Current MRL(mg/kg) 
Barley; Revoke; 0.05 
Maize; 0.02; 0.2 
Rye; Revoke; 0.05 
Sorghum; 0.05; 0.1 Hay; 0.05; 3 
Note: MRLs are established for the Alachlor. 
 Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is 
set as 90% dry matter base. 
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 G/SPS/N/JPN/366 
 
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  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: This 
amendment is to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted 
(available in Japanese). 
The current MRLs list for feed is available at the following website (available in English): 
http://www.famic.go.jp/ffis/feed/r _safety/r_feeds_safety.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Amendments to the MRLs for maize, sorghum and hay will enter 
into force after at least six months after the date of publication. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   Amendments of the MRLs for barley and rye will 
enter into force at the date of publication.  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  19 December 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:  
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 
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:   
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