G/SPS/N/JPN/1261  
25 March 2024  
(24-2496) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The 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):  Host plants of Bactrocera dorsalis  species complex and host plants of 
Bactrocera cucurbitae  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Azerbaijan and Iran  
5. Title of the notified document:  Emergency measures to mitigate the risk of introducing 
Bactrocera dorsalis  species complex and Bactrocera cucurbitae . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/JPN/24_02168_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  To prevent the introduction of  Bactrocera dorsalis species 
complex  and Bactrocera cucurbitae  into Japan, MAFF has taken emer gency measures to 
prohibit the import of host plants of Bactrocera dorsalis  species complex originated in 
Azerbaijan and host plants of Bactrocera cucurbitae  originated in Iran.  
Details of the emergency measures are provided in the document attached.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for u rgent action:  MAFF has stipulated 
Bactrocera dorsalis  species complex and Bactrocera cucurbitae  as important quarantine 
pests and prohibited the import of host plants from specific countries where they are 
present. To prevent the introduction of the pests into Japan, MAFF has decided to import 
ban of the host plants of Bactrocera dorsalis  species complex originated in Azerbaijan and 
host plants of Bactrocera cucurbitae originated in Iran. This is an emergency action before 
the enforcement of the revision of  the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection 
Act based on detections of Bactrocera dorsalis  species complex from the fresh guava 
(Psidium guajava ) originated in Azerbaijan and Bactrocera cucurbitae  from the fresh Ivy 
gourd ( Coccinia grandis ) orig inated in Iran during import inspections.  
9. 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) :  G/SPS/N/JPN/1261  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
IPPC Article  7, ISPM 1 and ISPM 20  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
List of the Import Prohibited Plants (Annexed Table 2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of 
the Plant Protection Act), MAF Ordinance No. 73/1950 (online), available from 
https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/law/houki/shorei/E_Annexed_Table2.html . 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
25 March 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 fro m: [ ] 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