G/SPS/N/JPN/676  
 
8 August 2019  
(19-5189) 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 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):   
− Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS  Codes : 03.02, 
03.03 and 03.04);  
− Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS  Codes : 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 
07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.14);  
− Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS  Codes : 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 
08.09, 08.10,08.11 and 08.14);  
− Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS  Codes : 09.02, 09.04, 09.05, 09. 06, 09.07, 09.08, 
09.09 and 09.10);  
− Cereals (HS  Codes : 10.05 and 10.06);  
− Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Code: 12.01).  
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, final ru le). Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 page.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/JPN/19_4409_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical  
Pesticide: Simeconazole  
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:  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/JPN/676  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food 
Sanitation Act (available in English). These MRLs were published in Kampo (Official 
Government Gazette) (available in Japanese).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2019  
11. Propose d date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2019  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
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 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp