G/SPS/N/JPN/487  
 
19 December 2016  
(16-6920) 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 i n national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS 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 
and 02.08)  
 Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04)  
 Edible vegetab les and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 
07.04, 07.05, 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, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 
09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)  
 Cereals (HS Code: 10.05)  
 Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.07 
and 12.10)  
 Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)  
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 Stan dards and Specifications for Foods 
and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards) . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/JPN/16_5212_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Spirotetramat.  
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.   G/SPS/N/JPN/487  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commi ssion (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Pesticide Residues in Food - Pesticide Index - 234 
Spirotetramate  
[ ] 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?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international sta ndard: Draft MRLs for animal products, which are different from the 
Codex MRLs, are based on the results of residue trials, in reference to the US MRLs.  
The Japan's residue definition is sum of Spirotetramat and metabolite M1 [cis -3-(2,5-
dimethylphenyl) -4-hydroxy -8-methoxy -1-azaspiro[4.5]dec -3-en-2-one], expressed as 
Spirotetramat, which is the same as the US residue definition. However, Codex residue 
definition is metabolite M1 only.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are availabl e: 
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) : 17 February 2017. Comments only to updated 
MRLs (marked with black circles an d white circles in attached annexes).  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 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