. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/259 
15 September 2010 
 (10-4661) 
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 Health, Labour and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   
• Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes:  02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 
02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) 
• Fish and crustaceans (HS Codes:  03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and 03.07) 
• Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natura l honey (HS Codes:  04.01, 04.07, 04.08, 
04.09) 
• Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes:  07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 
07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10,  07.12, 07.13 and 07.14) 
• Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/m elons (HS Codes:  08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 
08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11, 08.13 and 08.14) 
• Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes:  09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 
09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) 
• Cereals (HS Codes:  10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) 
• Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes:  12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.08 12.10, and 12.12) 
• Animal fats (HS Codes:  15.01, 15.02, 15.06) 
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 Law (re vision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  Language:  English  Number of pages:  11 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/JPN/10_3404_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for agricultural 
chemicals (Chlorethoxyfos, Ethoprophos, Fludioxonil, Spinetoram, Tribufos). 
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.    G/SPS/N/JPN/259 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food 
Sanitation Law (Available in English).  When  adopted, these MRLs are to be published in 
"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) (available in Japanese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  As soon as possible after the final date for 
comment period. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  As soon as possible after the final date for 
comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  These proposed standards will basically take effect after a certain period of 
grace. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 November 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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:    
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