G/SPS/N/JPN/587  
 
30 July 2018  
(18-4795) 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; 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, 
02.07 , 02.08 and 02.09)  
 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.02, 
03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and 03.07)  
 Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS Codes:  04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)  
 Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04)   
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 
07.05, 07.06, 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: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 
09.09 and 09.10)  
 Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08)  
 Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
 Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)  
 Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS Code: 22.01)  
4. Regio ns 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 Standards and Specifications for Foods 
and Food Additives under the Food Sanita tion Act (R evision of Agricultural Chemical 
Residue Standards) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/JPN/18_4070_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:   
Pesticide  - 2,4-D. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Pesticide Residues in Food and Feed - Pesticide 
Index  - 20 - 2,4-D 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Intern ational 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 standard:  
Rice (brown rice) and Unshu orange (pulp ): The portion of commodities to which MRLs 
apply and which are analyzed are different from that of Codex for some commodities such 
as rice (brown rice) and unshu orange (pulp). Each portion of those commodities to w hich 
is analyzed in Japan is "husked seeds" or "with the peels removed", while that of Codex is 
"whole commodity". As such, Japan proposes MRL in rice (brown rice) (0.05 ppm) based 
on residue data from supervised trials which were conducted according to th e Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in Japan, instead of Codex MRL. Japan also has decided to 
delete the current MRL in unshu orange (pulp) because information necessary for setting 
MRLs (i.e. the use of this pesticide and residue trial data for such comm odities) is not 
available.  
Loquat : Japan decided to delete MRL in loquat and the uniform limit (0.01 ppm) will be 
applied to loquat. This limit accords with Codex MRL in loquat.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
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 per iod. 
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) : 28 September 2018 . 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