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 Draft revision of Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Plants            
(Notification No. 1605 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of October 27, 2005) 
(Preliminary Translation) 
 
Established: Notification No.59 of January 20, 2000  
Partial revision: Notification No.1884 of November 18, 2003 Full revision: Notification No.1605 of October 27, 2005 
Partial revision: Notification No.1463 of October 27, 2006 
Partial revision: Notification No.1180 of August 27, 2009 Partial revision: Notification No.833 of March 28, 2012 
Partial revision: Notification No.2597 of December 3, 2015 
Partial revision: Notification No.489 of February 24, 2016 Partial revision: Notification No.443 of March 27, 2017 
 
(Purpose) 
Article 1    The purpose of this standard is to establish the criteria of production methods for 
organic plants.  
(Principles of Production of Organic Plants) 
Article 2    Organic plants shall be produced in either of the following methods:  
(1) To produce organic plants in fields with cultiv ation management methods so as to reduce the 
load from agricultural production on the envir onment as much as possible, by avoiding the 
use of chemical synthetic fertilizers and substances for plant pest and disease control in principle and exercising the farmland productivity derived from original soils (including 
productivity derived from agricultural and forest ry products in case of fungi production, and 
productivity derived from seeds in case of sprouts production) in order to sustain and enhance the natural recycling function of agriculture; or 
(2) To harvest organic plants by methods so as not to interfere in preserving the ecosystem in 
collection areas (areas for collecting plants growing naturally; hereafter the same).  
 
  (Definition) 
Article 3    In this standard, terms listed on the le ft side of the table are defined on the right side. 
Term Definition 
Organic plants Plant products produced by the criteria in the next Article, limited to foods 
and beverages. 
Prohibited 
substances Fertilizers and soil improvement substances (except for those listed in 
Attached Table 1), substances for plan t pest and disease control (except for 
those listed in Attached Table 2), and ot her materials that are used to plants, 
soil or fungi (except for natural subs tances, or substances originated from 
natural substances without the use of chemical treatment).  
Chemical treatments Treatments fall under the category of 1 or 2. 
1 To change chemical structure of substances by chemical methods (except for burning, calcining, melting, dry distillating and saponifying; hereafter the 
same). 
2 To add substances which are gained by chemical treatments (including the case in which final produce doesn’t  contain the added substances). 
Recombinant 
DNA 
technology Technology to create recombinant DNA by connecting DNA through 
breakage and recombination using enzyme, transferring it into living cells 
and replicating it.  
Cultivation sites Places where fungi are cultured, tuned down or naturally grown, or facilities 
where sprouts are cultivated (except for fields; hereafter the same). 
  
(Criteria of Production Methods)  2 Article 4  The criteria of the production me thods for plant products are as follows. 
Items Criteria 
Fields The necessary measures shall be taken in fields, so as to prevent 
prohibited substances from drifting and flowing from surrounding 
areas. Field shall satisfy any of the following requirements. 1 The criteria of “Seeds  or seedlings to be used in fields,” “Manuring 
practice in fields,” “Control of noxious animals and plants in fields or 
cultivation sites” and “General management” have been applied for fields for no less than three years before the first harvesting of 
perennial plants, and no less than two years before the sowing or 
planting of the other plants than perennial plants (in case of newly 
developed fields or fields which ha ve not been used for cultivation, 
and in which prohibited substances ha ve not been used for no less 
than two years, these criteria shall be applied for fields for no less 
than one year before the first harvesting of perennial plants or before 
the sowing or planting of the other plants than perennial plants). 
2 In the field in the conversion period (the field which has already 
converted as specified in 1 and not yet satisfied the requirements 
specified in 1; hereafter the same), the criteria of “Manuring practice in fields,” “Seeds  or seedlings to be used in fields,” “Control of 
noxious animals and plants in fields  or cultivation sites” and “General 
management” have been applied for the field for no less than one year before the first harvest after converted. 
 
Cultivation sites 1 The necessary measures shall be taken in cultivation sites, so as to 
prevent prohibited substances from drifting and flowing from 
surrounding areas.  
2 In case of fungi cultivated using so il in fields, prohibited substances 
shall not be used for no less than two years in the sites before the 
launch of cultivation of fungi. 
Collection area The collection area shall be protected from drifting and flowing 
prohibited substances from surrounding areas and prohibited substances shall not be used for no less than three years in the collection areas 
before collecting plant products. 
Seeds or  
seedlings to be used in fields 1 Seeds or seedlings (full bodies or parts of seedlings, nursery stocks, 
scions, stocks and other plant bodies (except for seeds) used for propagation; hereafter the same) shall comply with the criteria of 
“Fields,” “Collection areas,” “Manuring practice in fields,” “Control 
of noxious animals and plants in fields or cultivation sites,” “General management,” “Management of raising seedlings” and “Management 
concerning harvest, transportation, selection, processing, cleaning, 
storage, packaging and other post-harvest processes.” 
2 In case of difficulty to obtain seeds or seedlings prescribed in 1, or 
necessity for maintenance and renewal of varieties, seeds or seedlings 
without prohibited substances may be used. Furthermore in case of 
difficulty to obtain these seed s or seedlings, or necessity for 
maintenance and renewal of varie ties, any seeds for seed propagation 
plants and the youngest availabl e seedlings for vegetative propagation 
without synthetic fertilisers and pesticides that are effective in fields 
after the sowing or planting (excep t for those listed in Attached 
Tables 1or 2) (except for seedlings in tended for edible sprouts within 
the year of planting) may be used. 
3 In case of difficulty to obtain seeds or seedlings prescribed in 1 and 2 
and following cases, seeds or seedlings without synthetic fertilisers 
and pesticides that are effective in fields after the sowing or planting  3 (except for those listed in Attached Tables 1or 2) may be used: 
(1) In the absence of seeds to saw or seedlings to plant due to disasters, 
pests or diseases etc. 
(2) In the absence of seeds’ supply but seedlings’ supply. 4 Those seeds or seedlings prescribed in 1 to 3 shall not be produced by 
recombinant DNA technology. And those seeds or seedlings prescribed 
in 1 to 3 include those enclosed in tape form in agricultural substances 
(those obtained from recycled textile derived from cotton linter without 
chemically synthesized materials added in production). 
Fungus spawn 1 Fungus spawn shall comply with the criteria of “Cultivation sites,” 
“Collection areas,” “Cultivation management in cultivation sites,” 
“Control of noxious animals and plants in fields or cultivation sites,” 
“General management,” and “Management concerning harvest, transportation, selection, processing, cleaning, storage, packaging and 
other post-harvest processes,” or sha ll be prescribed in the following 
cases. 
2 Fungus spawn that is cultured by the substances prescribed in 1(1) 
and 1(2) of the criteria of “Cu ltivation management in cultivation 
sites.” In case of difficulty to obtain these fungus spawn, fungus spawn cultured by the substances produced without prohibited 
substances during cultivation may be used. 
3 In case of difficulty to obtain fungus spawn prescribed 2, fungus 
spawn cultured by natural sources, or substances derived from natural 
sources without the use of chemical treatment may be used. 
4 In case of difficulty to obtain fungus spawn prescribed 2 and 3, 
fungus spawn cultured by substances for cultivation of fungus spawn 
listed in Attached Table 3 may be used. 
5 Those fungus spawn prescribed in 1 to 4 shall not be produced by 
recombinant DNA technology. 
Seeds to be used 
in facilities for sprouts 
cultivation 1 Seeds to be used in facilities for sprouts cultivation shall comply with 
the provision of “Seeds or seedlings to be used in fields” section 1. 
2 Those seeds prescribed in 1 shall not be produced by recombinant 
DNA technology. 
3 Other substances than hypochlorous acid water (limited to those made 
by electrolysis of saltwater (limited to those used salt containing no 
less than 99% sodium chloride; hereafter the same)). 
Manuring 
practice in fields Soil fertility shall be  maintained and enhanced  only by the compost 
derived from by residues  of plants produced in the mentioned fields, or 
methods effectively utilizing biological functions of the organism 
inhabiting and growing in fields or in surrounding areas. In cases where 
the soil fertility cannot be preserved and promoted only by methods 
utilizing biological functions of the organism inhabiting and growing in 
the mentioned fields or in the surrounding areas, fertilizers and soil 
improvement substances listed in Attached Table 1 (those without chemically-synthesized substances added in processing and produced 
without recombinant DNA technology in raw materials; hereafter the 
same) may be used, or living organisms (except those by recombinant 
DNA technology) may be introduced. 
Cultivation 
management in cultivation sites 1 Substances for producing fungi shall comply with the criteria 
prescribed in 1(1) and 1(2). In case of difficulty to obtain those 
prescribed in 1(1) or 1(2) as fungi cultivation medium, for fungi 
cultivated with compost, substances listed in Attached Table 1 may be 
used, and for fungi cultivated using fungal bed (those cultivated by inculcating fungus spawn to beds which is made by mixing wheat 
bran, rice bran, water etc. with saw n wood and is fixed into block,  4 cylindrical form etc.), wheat bran and rice bran comply with 
By-products of food & textile industries of plant, animal and fish 
origin in Attached Table 1 may be used. 
(1) Substances of wood origin such as raw lumber, powdery sawdust, 
wood chips, and wood piece shall be produced by felling trees in 
certain areas which are prevented from prohibited substances 
drifting and flowing from surroun ding areas, and not prohibited 
substances used for no less than three years, and not chemically 
treated after felling. 
(2) Substances of non-wood origin shall be only from the following 
items: 
a) Plants (those cultivated in accordance with the “Criteria of 
Production Methods” of this Article); 
b) Processed foods (those produced in accordance with the 
“Criteria of Production Methods” of Article 4 in the Japanese Agricultural Standard for organic processed foods (Notification 
No.1606 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
of 27 October 2005)); 
c) Feeds (those produced in acco rdance with the “Criteria of 
Production Methods” of Article 4 in the Japanese Agricultural 
Standard for organic feeds (Notification No. 1607 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of 27 October 
2005)); and 
d) Excrements of livestock and poultry raised in accordance with 
“Criteria of Production Methods” of Article 4 in the Japanese 
Agricultural Standard for organic livestock products 
(Notification No.1607 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of 27 October 2005). 
 
2 Sprouts shall be produced and managed in accordance with the 
criteria prescribed in 2(1) to 2(3). 
(1) Substances for producing sprouts shall be limited to substances 
prescribed in 2(1) a) and 2(2) b). 
a) Water 
b) Medium culture (thosederived from natural sources, or from 
substances derived from natural sources without chemical 
treatment (except for those produced by recombinant DNA 
technology) and limited to those without fertilizers and other substances) 
(2) Artificial lights shall not be used. 
(3) Sprouts produced in accordance with the criteria prescribed in 
2(1) and 2(2) above, shall be cont rolled so as not to be exposed to 
substances for plant and disease control, detergents, disinfectants 
and other chemicals. 
(4) The necessary measures shall be taken to prevent contamination 
by sprouts unconformable to the criteria prescribed in 2(1) to 2(3) 
above. 
Control of 
noxious animals 
and plants in fields or 
cultivation sites Noxious animals and plants shall be controlled only by cultivation 
methods (control by intentionall y conducting operations generally 
performed as parts of selecting species and varieties, adjusting time for planting, and other cultivation management of plants so as to suppress 
the emergence of noxious animals and plants); physical methods 
(control by light, heat, sound, and others, methods of using mulches derived from used papers (those without chemically synthesized 
materials added in production) or pl astic mulches (those intended to be  5 removed after use), or manual or mechanical methods); biological 
methods (control by microorganisms suppressing the proliferation of 
microorganisms which cause diseases, predators, plants with repellent 
function, or plants with effects of suppressing the emergence of noxious animals and plants, or by improving the environment suitable for 
growing those microorganisms, predator s and plants); or an appropriate 
combination of these methods. In case of imminent or serious threat to plants and where cultural physical, biological controls, or any 
appropriate combination of them are not effective, substances for plant 
pest and disease control listed in Attached Table 2 (except for those 
produced by recombinant DNA technology; hereafter the same) may be 
used. 
General management Soil, plants and fungi shall not be put any prohibited substances. 
Management of 
raising 
seedlings In case of raising seedlings (except for raised in fields), only soils listed 
in 1 to 3 below shall be used and necessary measures shall be taken in 
the field, so as to prevent prohi bited substances from drifting and 
flowing from surrounding areas. In addition, they shall be managed in accordance with the criteria of “Manuring practice in fields ,” “Control 
of noxious animals and plants in fields or cultivation sites” and 
“General management.” 
1 Soil which meets the criteria of “Fields or collection areas.” 
2 Soil protected from drifting and flowing prohibited substances from 
surrounding areas and without the use of prohibited substances for no 
less than two years before and after harvesting. 
3 Fertilizers and soil improvement substances listed in Attached 
Table 
Management 
concerning harvest, 
transportation, 
selection, processing, 
cleaning, 
storage, packaging and 
other 
post-harvest processes 1 Products shall be controlled in such a manner as not being mixed with 
other plants than those produced following the criteria of “Fields,” 
“Cultivation sites,”  “Collection areas,” “Seeds or seedlings to be 
used in fields,” “Fungus spawn,” “Manuring practice in fields,” 
“Cultivation management in cultiva tion sites,” “Control of noxious 
animals and plants in the fields or cultivation sites,” “General 
management” or “Management of raising seedlings” (“the criteria of 
“Fields, ” etc.” ; hereafter the same). 
2 Only physical methods or methods utilizing biological functions (except those by recombinant DNA technology ; hereafter the same) 
shall be used for controlling noxi ous animals and plants or quality 
preservation and improvement.  3 Notwithstanding the provision 2, in  case of difficulty in controlling 
noxious animals and plants or quality preservation and improvement 
in ordinary means, following materials may be used. When using substances prescribed (1) in this case, exposure of plant products to 
these substances shall be prevented. 
(1) For controlling noxious animals and plants: 
Substances for plant pest and disease control listed in Attached 
Table 2 and chemical agents listed in Attached Table 4 as well as food and food additives (including those processed using these as 
ingredients and except for the purpo se of pests control for plants) 
(2) For quality preservation and improvement: 
Substances for preparation listed in Attached Table 5 (except those 
produced by using recombinant DNA technology). 
4 Ionizing radiation shall not be executed. 5 Plants produced in compliance with  the criteria of “Fields” etc. and 
the provision 1 to 3 above, shall be controlled so as not to be exposed  6 to substances for plant and disease control, detergents, disinfectants 
and other chemicals. 
 
(Labeling of Organic Plants) 
Article 5   Names of organic plants shall be la beled by methods as follows, even as shall be in 
accordance with Food labeling standards (C abinet Office Ordinance NO.20 in 2015). 
(1) “有機農産物”   (which means organic plant in Japanese.) 
(2) “有機栽培農産物”  (which means organically grown plant in Japanese.) 
(3) “有機農産物○○”  or “○○ (有機農産物 )” (which means organic plant ○○  or ○
○ (organic plant).) 
(4) “有機栽培農産物○○”  or “○○ (有機栽培農産物 )” (which means organically grown 
plant ○○  or ○○  (organically grown plant) in Japanese.) 
(5) “有機栽培○○”  or  “○○ (有機栽培 )” (which means organic farming ○○  or ○
○ (organic farming) in Japanese.) 
(6) “有機○○”  or “○○ (有機 )” (which means organic ○○  or ○○ (organic) in 
Japanese.) 
(7) “オーガニック○○”  or “○○ (オーガニック )” (which means organic ○○  or ○
○(organic) in Japanese.) 
(8) “organic ○○ ” or “○○ (organic)” 
(9)“ビオ  ○○” or “○○ (ビオ )” (which means bio ○○  or ○○ (bio) in Japanese.) 
(10) “bio ○○ ” or “○○ (bio)” 
(Notes1)  In case of labeling (1) or (2), names of organic plants shall be labeled additionally, in 
accordance with the provisions in Article  18 or 24 in Food labeling standards. 
(Notes2)  General names of plants shall be filled in “○○ .” 
2 Notwithstanding the previous provision, as for pr oducts produced in fields under the conversion 
period, the description “under the conversion peri od” shall appear adjacent to the name or 
commodity name. 
3 Notwithstanding 1., as for plants harvested in  collection areas, the description of one of the 
examples (1), (3), (6), or (7) of 1. above shall appear. 
 
Attached Table 1 Fertilizers and soil improvement substances 
 
Fertilizers and soil 
improvement substances 
  
Criteria 
Materials derived fro m plants 
and plant residues Those without the use of chemical treatment after cutting 
or trimming.  
Materials derived from fermented, dried or baked excrements Those derived from livestock and poultry excrements. 
 
Oilseed meals Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment (except for organic solvent extraction of oil). 
By-products of food & textile industries of plant, animal and fish origin Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment (except for organic solvent extraction of oil).  
Processed animal products  from slaughterhouses or fish industries Those derived from natural sources, or natural   
sources without the use of chemical treatment.   
Materials derived from fermented leftover food Those prevented from mixing other material than 
leftover food. 
 7 Bark compos t Those derived from natural sources, or natural   
sources without the use of chemical treatment.  
Methane fermented digestive liquid (except for composted sludge) Those obtained from organic sources such as animal 
excrements by methane fermentation under anaerobic conditions. However, those derived from human excrements should not be used for edible parts of food crops. 
Guano  
Dried algae, including powdered form  
Vegetation ash 
 Those derived from natural sources, or natural   
sources without the use of chemical treatment.  
Calcium carbonate Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment (including calcium magnesia carbonate). 
Potassium chloride  Those formed by pulverizing or washing and refining the 
natural ore or those produced from sea water or lake water without the use of chemical treatmen
t. 
Potassium sulfate Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment.  
Potassium magnesium sulfate Those formed by  washing and refining the natural ore. 
Natural rock phosphate Cadmium should not exceed 90mg/kg P ₂O₅. 
Magnesium sulfate Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. 
Magnesium hydroxide Those formed by pulverizing the natural ore. 
Calcined magnesia  
Gypsum (calcium sulfate) Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. 
Sulphu r  
Calcium oxide (including unslaked lime) Those derived from natural sources, or natural 
sources without the use of chemical treatment.  
Calcium hydroxide (Slaked 
lime)  Those derived from Calcium oxide written above.  
Trace elements (manganese, 
boron, iron, copper, zinc, molybdenum and chlorine) Limited to the case that the crop is unable to grow 
normally because of shortage of trace elements.    
Stone meal  Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment and not contaminating soil with harmful heavy metal or other substances included in sources. 
Charcoal Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. 
Peat Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. As for soil improvement substances, peat shall be only used for vegetables (except for fungi production and wild vegetables) and fruits as well as soil for raising seedling.  
Bentonite Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. 
Perlite Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. 
Zeolite  Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment.  
Vermiculite Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment.  
 8 Calcined diatomaceous earth Those derive d from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. 
Basic slag By-products by Thomas steel making process. 
Slag silicicate fertilize r Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment.  
Fused magnesium phosphate Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. Cadmium should not exceed 90 mg/kg P ₂O₅. 
Sodium chloride Mined, or produced from seawater or lake water without 
the use of chemical treatmen t. 
Aluminum calcium phosphate Cadmium should not exceed 90 mg/kg P ₂O₅. 
Calcium chloride  
Vinega r  
Lactic acid 
 Those obtained by fermen ting plants and limited to be 
used as pH adjusting agent in soil for raising seedling. 
By-products of sugar indust
ries   
Granulating agen t and 
anticaking agent for fertilizer Those derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment. In case of difficulty to manufacture granulating agent and anticaking agent from these substances, lignin sulfonic acid may be used. 
Other fertilizers and soil improvement substances  Those including living organis
ms;  
a. applied to soil for providing plants with nutrition or 
improving the soil property;  
b. applied to plants for providing with nutrition; c. derived from natural sources, or natural sources 
without the use of chemical treatment (those produced without using any chemical methods and recombinant DNA technology); and  
d. shall not be effective as pest and disease control.  Those satisfying a. through d. may be used only in the cases where soil fertility cannot be maintained and enhanced by the use of fertilizers and soil improvement substances in this Table. 
 
 Attached Table 2  Substances for Plant Pest and Disease Control 
 
Substances for plant pest and disease 
control 
  
Criteria 
Pyrethrum emulsion   Those extracted from Chrysanthemum 
cinerariaefolium, and without piperonyl butoxide as synergist. 
Canola oil emulsion  
Mixed oil emulsion  
Petroleum oil aerosol  
Petroleum oil emulsion  
Starch wettable powde r  
Fatty glyceride emulsion  
Metaldehyde (granular formulation) Limited to the use in insect traps. 
Sulfur smoking agen t  
Sulfur powdered agen t  
 9 Sulfur/copper wettable powde r  
Wettable sulfur powde r  
Lime sulfur powde r  
Lentinus edodes mycelium extract 
liquid  
 
Sodium hydrogencarbonate wettable powder and sodium bicarbonate  
Sodium hydrogencarbonate/ copper 
wettable powde r  
Copper wettable powde r  
Copper powdered agen t  
Copper sulfate Limited to the use for preparing Bordeaux 
mixture. 
Calcium oxide  Limited to the use for preparing Bordeaux 
mixture. 
Biopesticide formulation  
Biopesticide formulation/  copper 
wettable powde r  
Sex pheromone agen t 
 Limited to the agent containing sex pheromone 
activity for pest as active ingredient. 
Chlorella extract liquid  
Mixed crude medical plant extract liquid  
Wax wettable powde r  
Spreade r Limited to agent containing casein and paraffin as 
active ingredient. 
Carbon dioxide fumigant Limited to  the use in storage facilities. 
Diatomaceous earth powde r Limited to the use in storage facilities. 
Vinega r  
Ferric phosphate (granular 
formula tion)  
Potassium hydrogen carbonate (water 
soluble powder)  
Calcium carbonate wettable powde r Limited to the use for preventing harmful effects 
of copper wettable powde r 
Milbemectin emulsion  
Milbemectin wettable powde r  
Spinosad wettable powde r  
Spinosad (granular formulation)  
Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate  
Hypochlorous acid wate r  
 
 
Attached Table 3  Substances for Cultivation of Fungus Spawn 
Yeast extract, Malt extract, Sugar, Gluco se, Calcium carbonate, Calcium sulphate 
 
 
Attached Table 4  Chemical agents 
 
Substances for preparation 
  
Criteria 
Extract from pyrethrum Those without piperonyl butoxide as 
 10 synergist. Except for the purpose of pests 
control for plants. 
Sodium silicate Except for the purpose of pests control for 
plants 
Potash soap (Soft soap) Except fo r the purpose of pests control for 
plants 
Ethanol Except for the purpose of pests control for 
plants 
Boric acid Limited to be used in containers, and except 
for the purpose of pests control for plants 
Pheromone agen t Limited to those containing sex pheromone 
activity of insects as an active ingredient, and except for the purpose of pests control for plants 
Capsaicin Limited to be used as a repellen t, and 
except for the purpose of pests control for plants 
Geranium extract Limited to be used as a repellen t, and 
except for the purpose of pests control for plants 
Citronella extract Limited to be used as a repellen t, and 
except for the purpose of pests control for plants 
(Note) The use of chemical agents shall be in accordance with the prescribed usage. 
 
 
Attached Table 5  Substances for Preparation 
Substances Criteria 
Carbon dioxide  
Nitrogen  
Ethanol  
Active carbon  
Diatomaceous earth  
Citric acid  
Substances for preparation 
derived from microorganisms  
Enzyme  
Albumen albumin  
Vegetable fat and oil  
Preparations of bark 
components  
Ethylene Limited to be used for afterripening banana, kiwifruits, and 
avocado. 
Potassium aluminium sulphate Limited to be  used for afterripening a cross section of 
bunch of banana from blackening. 
Ozone  
Corncob  
Hypochlorous acid water Those  made by electrolysis of saltwater. 
Salt  
Vinegar  
Sodium bicarbonate  
Beewax Limited to those produced without using chemical 
treatment  
 
  11  
The Supplementary Clause 
(Schedule) 1 This notification becomes effective 30 days after the publication. 
(Interim Measure) 
1. 2 Grading in accordance with the previous crite ria of the Japanese Agricultural Standard for 
organic plants is permitted for one year after the enforcement of this standard. 
2. “3 Prohibited substances for no less than 3 years before and after harvesting” in the criteria of 
“Management of raising seedlings” in Article 4 in  the revised Japanese Agricultural Standard for 
organic plants shall read “prohibited su bstances” for 3 years after the publication. 
3. 4 Notwithstanding the provision of “Seeds or seedlings to be used in fields” in Article 4, if it is 
difficult to raise fruit and vegetables of Solan aceae and Cucurbitaceae from seeds, or to obtain 
seedlings complying with the provision to pro duce konjak potatoes , seeds or seedlings (except 
for those produced by recombinant DNA technolog y) without synthetic fertilisers and pesticides 
that are effective in fields after the sowing or planting (except for those listed in Attached Tables 
1or 2) may be used for a certain period. 
 The Supplementary Clause (Notification No.1463 of  the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries of October 27, 2006) 
(Schedule) 1 This notification becomes effective 30 days after the publication. 
(Interim Measure) 
1. 2 Cases where obtaining materials which comply with the provision “those are not produced by 
recombinant DNA technology in producing its ra w materials” in Article 4, section 1 of 
“Manuring practice in fields” is difficult, subs tances which do not comply with the provision 
may be used for the certain period. This may be applied to 
a) “Materials derived from plants and plant residues;” 
b) “Materials derived from fermented,  dried or baked excrements;” 
c) “By-products of food & textile industries of plant, livestock or fish origin;” and 
d) “Materials derived from fermented leftover f ood” in Attached Table 1 in the revised 
Japanese Agricultural Standard for organic pl ants (“the revised JAS for organic plants” 
hereafter) 
2. 3 Notwithstanding the provision of “General management” in Article 4, if there are no other 
appropriate management methods, agricultural substances derived from used papers (those 
without chemically synthesized materials added in production) and in which seeds are enclosed 
in tape form may be used for 3 years after the publication. 
3. 4 “For afterripening banana” in the criteria of “Ethylene” in Attached Table 3 shall read “for 
afterripening banana and kiwifruits” for 3 years after the publication. 
 
The Supplementary Clause (Notification No.1180 of  the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries of August 27, 2009) 
Notwithstanding the provision of “Management of ra ising seedlings” in Article 4, where inevitable 
for conditioning stickiness of soil for raising oni on seedlings, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide 
and natural sources with the use of chemical treatment may be used until December 31, 2011. 
 
The Supplementary Clause (Notification No.833 of  the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries of March 28, 2012) 
1 With regard to organic plants graded in acco rdance with the previous criteria of the Japanese 
Agricultural Standard when this notification becom es effective, the organic plants then in force 
shall remain applicable. 
2 Notwithstanding the provision of “Management of raising seedlings” in Article 4, where 
inevitable for conditioning stickiness of soil for raising onion seedlings, polyvinyl alcohol, 
polyacrylamide and natural sources with the use of chemical treatment may be used for a certain 
period. 
  12 The Supplementary Clause (Notification No.443 of  the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries of March 27, 2017) 
Cases where obtaining “oil cake” which complies with the provision “those are not produced by 
recombinant DNA technology in producing its raw mate rials” in Article 4, section 1 of “Manuring 
practice in fields” is difficult, “oil cake” which do not comply with the provision may be used for 
the certain period.  
(Schedule of the last revision) 
Notification No.443 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of March 27, 2017 becomes effective as from April 26, 2017.