G/SPS/N/JPN/576  
 
24 May 2018  
(18-3077) 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);  
 Dairy produce, birds eggs (HS  Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08);  
 Products of animal origin (HS Codes: 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, 0 7.13 and 07.14);  
 Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.05, 
08.06,  08.07, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14);  
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 
09.08, 09.09 and 09. 10); 
 Cereals (HS Codes: 10.05 and 10.06);  
 Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01,  12.02, 
12.04, 12.07 and 12.12);  
 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 Standards and Specifications for Foods 
and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/JPN/18_2578_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical  
Pesticide: Acephate  
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/576  
 
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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  –95– Acephate  
[ ] 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 thi s 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:  
Cabbage, other composite vegetables, tomato, ginger, other vegetables, oth er fruits and 
milk  
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) conducted dietary exposure 
assessment for Acephate on the basis of national consumption data. The dietary exposure 
to Acephate estimated by using the STMR of the supervised resi due trials submitted to the 
JMPR and national food consumption data of these commodities would exceed an ADI of 
0.0024 mg/kg bw/day which was set by the Food Safety Commission of Japan. Therefore 
Japan proposes the draft MRLs for these commodities based on  the supervised residue 
trials for such plants which were conducted according to the Good Agricultural Practices 
(GAPs) in Japan. Japan also proposes deletion of the MRL in milk since Acephate is not 
permitted for use in  milk in Japan and there are no supp orting date submitted.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Food 
Sanitation Act (a vailable 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) : 23 July 2018 . Comments only to updated MRLs 
(marked with black circles and white circles in attached annexes)  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National N otification 
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 (i f 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