. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/222 
10 December 2008 
 (08-6077) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Destomycin A and Bacillus cereus  (C.I.P.5832strain) as feed additives 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendments of the Enforcement Ordinance of the 
Standards of Feed and Feed Additives  Language:  English  Number of pages:   1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/sps/JPN/08_3956_00_e.pdf  
 
6. Description of content:  To de-list Destomycin A and Bacillus cereus  (C.I.P.5832strain) 
from the permitted feed additives since they  are not manufactured nor traded both 
domestically and internationally a nd will not be in the future. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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 N°)     
[ X ] 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:    G/SPS/N/JPN/222 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
These amendments will appear in "KANPO" (O fficial Government Gazette) in Japanese 
when adopted after the comment period. 
- The Law Concerning Safety Assurance and Qu ality Improvement of Feed (Law No.35 of 
1953) 
- The Enforcement Ordinance of the Standa rds of Feed and Feed Additives (Ministry 
Ordinance No. 35 of 1976) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined.  
Propose 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) :  To be determined. 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  8 February 2009 
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. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
 Japanese Enquiry Point : 
 Standards Information Service 
 International Trade Division  Economic Affairs Bureau  Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku 
 Tokyo 100-8919   Tel:  +(81 3) 3502 8295  Fax:  +(81 3) 3502 3385  E-mail:  enquiry@mofa.go.jp