G/SPS/N/JPN/515  
 
16 May 2017  
(17-2600) Page: 1/2 
Committ ee 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 and birds' eggs (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/melo ns (HS  Codes: 08.02, 08.07, 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, 10.03 and 10.05)  
 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)  
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 o f pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/JPN/17_2250_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricul tural chemical:  
Pesticide: Clethodim.  
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/515  
 
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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 – 187 Clethodim  
[ ] 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 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: The current MRLs of 0.5 ppm in soybean oil and 0.1 ppm in 
sunflower oil will be deleted because the MRLs of 10 ppm in soybeans and 0.5 ppm in 
sunflower seed have bee n set on the basis of the submitted data. MRLs in row 
agricultural commodities apply to their processed commodities (including soybean oil 
and sunflower oil) taking into account the processing factors, unless specific MRLs are 
set in the processed commodit ies.  Therefore, the deletion of MRLs in soybean oil and 
sunflower oil will not strengthen the current regulation, and all the proposed MRLs are 
taking into consideration Codex MRLs.  
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 p eriod.  
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 a fter 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) : 15 July 2017 . Comments only to updated MRLs 
(marked with black circles and whit e 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: [  ] Natio nal 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