WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/205/Add.2 
6 February 2009 
 (09-0560) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 2 February 2009, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of Japan
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Draft Proposals of "Ministerial Ordinance of Law fo r Ensuring Safety of Pet Food" and "Ministerial 
Ordinance of Standards and Specifications for Safety of Pet Food"  
 
Background :  The Japanese Government notified the proposal of Law for Ensuring Safety of 
Pet Food1 (hereinafter referred to as "the Law") in  document G/SPS/N/JPN/205 (dated 15 January 
2008) and the proposal of Enforcement Ordinance of the Law (hereinafter "the Enforcement 
Ordinance") as G/SPS/N/JPN/205/Add.1 (dated 3 Se ptember 2008).  The Law and the Enforcement 
Ordinance were adopted on 18 June 2008 and 3 December 2008, respectively.  
This proposal :  In addition to G/SPS/N/JPN/205 and G/SPS/N/JPN/205/Add.1, the Japanese 
Government notifies the proposals of Ministerial Ordi nance of the Law (hereinafter "the Ministerial 
Ordinance") and Ministerial Ordinance of Standa rds and Specifications for Safety of Pet Food 
(hereinafter "the Standards and Specifications").  Th e main contents of the Ministerial Ordinance and 
the Standards and Specifications are as follows:  A. A
 DRAFT PROPOSAL OF THE MINISTERIAL ORDINANCE  
1. "Supplying pet food for sale" and "supplying pet food to general public by other means than 
sale" is regarded as "selling pet food" defined in the Law and shall meet the requirements provided in 
it. 
2. Domestic pet food manufacturers and importers  who do not sell pet food are exempt from 
obligation to notify the Minister of Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister of 
Environment prior to commencement of the business. 
3. Domestic pet food manufacturers and importers shall notify the following items to the 
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister of Environment prior to the 
commencement of their business: 
(1) Name and address of the manufacturers and/or importers 
                                                      
 1 The name was the "Law concerning safety assura nce of pet food" in the original notification, 
G/SPS/N/JPN/205. G/SPS/N/JPN/205/Add.2 
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  (2) In the case of manufacturers of pet food,  name and address of the manufacturing 
establishment 
(3) Address of the selling and storing premises 
(4) Type of pet food to manufacture, to import or to sell (In the case that the pet food 
manufactured, imported and/or sold is for export, this exporting intention shall be 
notified.) 
(5) Commencement date of manufacturing, importing and/or selling of pet food 
 4. Domestic pet food manufacturers, importers and dealers shall record following items in their 
books and these shall be retained for longer than  two years from the date of the last record: 
(1) Names and quantities of pet food  
(2) Date of manufacturing, importing or transferring of pet food 
(3) Manufacturers shall record the following items: 
(a) Names and quantities of raw materials used for the manufacturing pet food 
(b) In the case that raw materials are obtained by transfer, date of transfer and 
name of transferrer. 
(4) Importers shall record the following items: 
(a) Name of the exporting country and the exporter 
(b) Type of packing of the imported pet food 
(c) In the case that the imported pet fo od has been manufactured, name of 
country of manufacturing, the manufacturer and the raw materials 
(5) In the case that pet food is transferred,  the following items shall be recorded: 
(a) Name of the receiver 
(b) Type of packing of the transferred pet food 
 Relevant documents are posted for public comments on the website of the Ministry of Environment 
(available only in Japanese):  http://www.env.go.jp/pr ess/press.php?serial=10680
 
 Proposed date of adoption :  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force :  1 June 2009 
 B. A
 DRAFT PROPOSAL OF THE STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS  
1. Proposed standard values 
The content of each harmful substance shall not exceed the following level in pet food 
manufactured, imported or sold in Japan.  
(1) Mycotoxins 
• Aflatoxin B1 20 ppb 
(2) Pesticides 
• Chlorpyrifos-methyl 10 ppm 
• Pirimifos-methyl 2 ppm 
• Malathion 10 ppm 
• Methamidophos  0.2 ppm 
• Glyphosate 15 ppm  G/SPS/N/JPN/205/Add.2 
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  (3) Additives 
• Ethoxyquin*, Butylated hydroxyaniso le, Butylated hydroxytoluene  
 150 ppm (total amount) 
 *Ethoxyquin shall not exceed 75 ppm in pet food for dogs. 
• Propylene glycol Usage not permitted in pet food for cats 
 
2. Proposed manufacturing standards 
(1) Raw materials and ingredients 
Raw materials and ingredients shall not contain harmful substances or be contaminated by pathogenic micro-organisms, or be suspected so. 
(2) Pathogenic micro-organisms 
Multiplication of pathogenic micro-organisms in pet food shall be inhibited by 
appropriate processing methods such as heat treatment or moisture control. 
(3) Additives 
Propylene glycol shall not be used for pet food for cats. 
 3. Proposed labelling standards 
The following items shall be labelled on the pack age of pet food when the pet food is sold in 
Japan.  
(1) Name of the pet food 
The name shall specify if the pet food is for dogs or for cats, 
(2) Country of origin 
Name of the country in which the final process of manufacturing was completed shall 
be labelled. 
(3) Best-before date 
(4) Name, address and/or location of the business 
The name shall specify the type of business such as manufacturers, importers and/or 
dealers. 
(5) Raw materials 
Raw materials including additives shall be labelled. The labelling may be by 
classifications such as grain, fish, or meat. Intended purpose of additives shall be specified in the case of sweeteners, co louring agents, preservatives, stabilizing 
thickeners, antioxidants and colour fixing agents.  
 Relevant documents are posted for public comments on the website of the Ministry of Environment 
indicated below (available only in Japanese):  http://www.env.go.jp/press/press.php?serial=10648
 
 Proposed date of adoption :  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force :  1 June 2009 
 Please note that these standards and specifications may be reviewed when scientific knowledge is 
gained after their implementation.  This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [   ] Modification of final date for comments  [ X ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
 [   ] Modification of content and/or sc ope of previously notified draft regulation G/SPS/N/JPN/205/Add.2 
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   [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
 [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, publication or date of entry into force 
 [ X ] Other:  Notification of draft regulations  newly added to previous notified draft 
regulations 
 Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the Addendum may 
vary.)  
 [ X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  7 April 2009 
 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
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Text available from:  [ X ] National Notification  Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body : 
 National Notification Authority and National Enquiry Point of Japan: 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) 5501 8344;  Fax:  +(81 3) 5501 8343;  E-
mail:  enquiry@mofa.go.jp    
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