G/SPS/N/JPN/418  
 
8 June 2015  
(15-2977)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
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): HS Codes: 06.02, 06.03, 08.08, 08.10, 1404.90  Plants 
and plant parts (including fruit, flower and pollen, other than seed) of the host of Erwinia 
amylovora  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Korea, Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document: Emergency measures to prevent introduction of 
Erwinia amylovora  through the importation of host plants and plant parts (including fruit, 
flower and pollen, other than seed) of E. amylovora  from the Republic of Korea into 
Japan  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/JPN/15_2278_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Japan has suspended the importat ion of host plants and plant 
parts (including fruit, flower and pollen, other than seed) of E. amylovora  listed in the 
annex from the Republic of Korea where the outbreak of E. amylovora  was reported on 
29 May 2015. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: E. amylovora  is a 
bacterium that can infect a wide range of plant species and its infection causes serious damage. The bacterium is not known to occur in Japan. Recently the outbreak of the 
bacterium is reported from the Republic of Korea. The reason for the urgent action is to 
prevent the introduction of the bacterium into Japan from the country. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) IPPC 
Article 7 and ISPM 1 G/SPS/N/JPN/418 
 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
1 June 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: