G/SPS/N/JPN/439  
 
26 January 2016  
(16-0533)  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 in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Milk products (HS Code: 04.02) 
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 Ministerial Ordinance on Milk and Milk 
Products Concerning Compositional Standards, etc. (Revision of the Standards of Evaporated skimmed milk)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/JPN/16_0319_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Proposed revision of the processing and storing standards for 
evaporated skimmed milk. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 Ministerial Ordinance on Milk and Milk Products Concerning 
Compositional Standards, etc. When adopted, these revisions are to be published in 
"Kampo" (Official Government Gazette) (available in Japanese). G/SPS/N/JPN/439 
 
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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 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 as soon as possible 
after the comment period. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 March 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