. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/JPN/383 
28 March 2012  
 (12-1663) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  National Tax Agency 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Alcoholic Beverages   
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Overview of proposed 
revisions to the "Labelling Standard for Li quors Made from Organic Agricultural Products 
and Others" (2 pages available in English)      
6. Description of content:   
1. The National Tax Agency (hereinafter referred to as "the NTA") will add "papaya" to 
 the agricultural products subject to the labelling for liquors concerning genetic 
 modification, following th e confirmation of the safety of genetically modified 
 papayas by the Ministry of  Health, Labour and Welfare.  
2. The NTA will revise the "Labelling Standard for Liquors Made from Organic 
 Agricultural Products and Others" in rela tion to the standard of production methods 
 for organic agricultural and livestock  product processed liquors, following the 
 revision of the "Japanese Ag ricultural Standard for Orga nic Processed Foods" by the 
 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 
3. The NTA will revise the Labelling Standard for Liquors Made from Organic 
 Agricultural Products and Others in relati on to food additives and chemical agents 
 which may be used for manufacturing or ganic agricultural and livestock product 
 processed liquors, following the revision of the "Japanese Agricultural Standard for 
 Organic Processed Foods" by the Ministry  of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
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  8. Relevant documents:   The Law concerning Liquor Business  Associations and Measures for 
Securing Revenue from Liquor Tax. The amen dments will appear in KAMPO (Official 
Government Gazette)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
To be announced in the Official Government Gazette. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circulation 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the 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  
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