. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/256 
3 August 2010  
 (10-4114) 
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 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 
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):  Grapefruit (HS Code:  0805.40) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Summary of the revised import requirements for fresh 
fruits of grapefruit from Australia established by  the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries of Japan  Language:  English  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/JPN/10_3002_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The MAFF revised the import requirements for grapefruit from 
Australia to allow alternative measures in acco rdance with the requests from Australia.  The 
alternative measures include:  cold treatme nt under specific conditions;  inspection and 
certification by NPPO of Australia;  and on-s ite verification by Japan's plant quarantine 
officers to confirm proper implementati on of the above mentioned measures. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/JPN/256 
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   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:  This 
amendment was published in "KAMPO" (Offici al Government Gazette) (available in 
Japanese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 June 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 June 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 June 2010 
[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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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