G/SPS/N/JPN/540  
 
4 December  2017 
(17-6644) 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  
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): Papaya seed and seedling, cotton seed (for cultivation)  
4. Regions or countries likel y to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Greece, India, Chinese Taipei  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed designation of organisms that need notification 
prior to its importation in Japan . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/JPN/17_5375_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This document provides information about a proposed 
designation of plant species that needs to be notified to relevant authorities prior to the 
importation of its seeds and/or seedlings. This document also provides the proposed 
timeline for plant seeds and/or seedlings to be notified to the authorities.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage fr om pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, h ow and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/JPN/540  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The legal 
basis of the list is derived from the Act on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of 
Biological Diversity through Regulations on the Use of Living Modified Organisms. This list 
will be published in "Kampo" (Official Governmental Gazette)  (available in Japanese) . 
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: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 February  2018 
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: [  ] National 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 31) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp