G/AG/N/JPN/251  
 
10 June 2020 
(20-4119) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  9 June  2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Japan . The notification concerns the use of special safeguard provisions (Table  MA:5) during 
the fiscal year  2019 . 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD : FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -04-2019 TO 31 -03-2020 
Annual summary of special safeguard actions taken  
Tariff item number(s)  Description of product(s)  Volume -
based 
invoked  Whether volume -based action taken 
during period  Price -
based 
invoked  Whether price -based action taken durin g 
period  Note  
From  To 
1 2 3 4  
040120190  Milk and cream, not 
concentrated nor containing 
added sugar or other 
sweetening matter.  
 -  Of a fat content, by 
weight, exceeding 1% but 
not exceeding 6%:  
Sterilized, frozen or 
preserved   01-11-19 31-03-20    
040140190,040150119,  
040150129  Milk and cream, not 
concentrated nor containing 
added sugar or other 
sweetening matter.  
- Of a fat content, by 
weight, exceeding 6%: 
Sterilized, frozen or 
preserved; other cream of a 
fat content, by weight, of 
13% or more (other than 
sterilized, frozen or 
preserved)   01-02-20 31-03-20    
040299129,040299290  Condensed milk   01-11-19 31-03-20    
040310190  Yogurt  
－Frozen, preserved or 
containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter, 
flavoring, fruits or nuts 
(excluding frozen yogurt)   01-09-19 31-03-20    
040510129  Butter  
- Of a fat content, by 
weight, not exceeding 85%     
 01-08-2019   
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based 
invoked  Whether volume -based action taken 
during period  Price -
based 
invoked  Whether price -based action taken durin g 
period  Note  
From  To 
1 2 3 4  
040510129,040510229,  
040520090,040590190,  
040590229  Butter and other fats and 
oils derived from milk; dairy 
spreads   01-01-19 31-03-20    
100630090  Semi-milled or wholly milled 
rice, whether or not 
polished or glazed     
 01-10-2019,  21-10-2019,  24-12-2019  
110100200  Wheat or meslin flour     
 19-09-2019  
110311090  Cereal groats and meal, of 
wheat     
 26-07-2019,  21-10-2019  
110812099  Maize (corn) starch   01-10-19 31-03-20    
110819098  Other starches (excluding 
Sago starch)     
 11-09-2019,  12-09-2019  
110820090  Inulin   01-01-20 31-03-20  05-04-2019,  16-04-2019,  24-06-2019,  
29-08-2019,  09-10-2019,  16-10-2019,  
17-12-2019  
190190179  Food preparations, 
containing more than 85% 
by weight of flour, groats, 
meal and pellets of rice, 
wheat, triticale or barley, 
starch, or any combination 
thereof, excluding cake -
mixes and a kind used as 
food suitable for infants or 
young children or dietetic 
purpose:  
- Mostly containing starch 
(excluding containing wheat 
starch)     
 01-08-2019   
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- 4 - Tariff item number(s)  Description of product(s)  Volume -
based 
invoked  Whether volume -based action taken 
during period  Price -
based 
invoked  Whether price -based action taken durin g 
period  Note  
From  To 
1 2 3 4  
190120159,190190179  Food preparations, 
containing more than 85% 
by weight of flour, groats, 
meal and pellets of rice, 
wheat, triticale or barley, 
starch, or any combination 
thereof, excluding cake -
mixes and a kind used as 
food suitable for infants or 
young children or dietetic 
purpose:  
- Mostly containing starch 
(excluding containing wheat 
starch)   01-11-19 31-03-20    
190410212  Prepared foods containing 
not less than 50% by 
weight of those obtained by 
merely swelling or roasting 
of rice, wheat, triticale or 
barley:  
- Of rice     
 21-05-2019,  21-10-2019  
210690129  Preparations containing not 
less than 30% of natural 
milk constituents by weight, 
calculated on the dry 
matter:  
 - Of a milkfat content, by 
weight, more than 30%     
 01-08-2019  
 
 
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