G/SPS/N/JPN/606  
 
22 November 2018  
(18-7346) 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 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)  
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): Oats (HS Code:10.04), barley (HS  Code:10.03), wheat 
(HS Code:10.01), maize (HS  Code:10 .05), milo (HS  Code:10.07), rye (HS  Code:10.02) 
and hay (HS  Codes:12.13, 12.14) for feed  
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: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the 
Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue 
standard) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: Proposal for t he amendments of the maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for an agricultural chemical: Imidacloprid.  
Commodity (for feed)  Proposed MRL(mg/kg)  Current MRL(mg/kg)  
Oats 0.04 0.05 
Barley  0.04 0.05 
Wheat  0.2 0.05 
Maize  0.05 0.05 
Milo 0.04 0.05 
Rye 0.04 0.05 
Hay 0.5 0.5 
Note:  The MRLs are established for the parent compound Imidacloprid only.  
Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 
90% dry matter base.  
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.  
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) : Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) for Pesticides 
(CAC/MRL 1). The Codex Alimentarius Commission has established the MRL for 
Imidacloprid for cereal grains*. 
* Cereal grains include wheat, oats, barley, milo, rye , etc. G/SPS/N/JPN/606  
 
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  [ ] 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?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The proposed MRLs for wheat, oats, barley, milo and rye are 
establi shed for the parent compound Imidacloprid only.  
The residue definition of the MRLs for imidacloprid established by Codex is a sum of 
imidacloprid and its metabolites.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
These  amendments are to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when 
adopted (available in Japanese).  
The current MRLs list for feed is available at the following website (available in English):  
http://www.famic.go.jp/ffis/feed/r_safety/r_feeds_safety.html . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Amendment of the MRLs for oats, barley, milo and rye will enter 
into force after at least six months after the date of publication.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure Amendment of the MRL for w heat will enter into force 
at the date of publication.  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 January 2019  
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:  
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 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