. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/266 
4 November 2010 
 (10-5860) 
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 
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):  Plant and plant products 
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:  Summary of Proposed Revisions to the Enforcement 
Ordinance of the Plant Protection Law and Concerned Public Notices Prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  14  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/JPN/10_4194_00_e.pdf
 
6. Description of content:   
1. Establishment of the quarantine pest list; 
2. Amendment of non-quarantine pest list not subject to phytosanitary measures; 3. Amendment of the current list of pest/pla nt/area combinations subject to inspection 
at the growing sites in exporting countries; 
4. Amendment of the current list of pest/p lant/area combinations subject to import 
prohibition; 
5. Novel phytosanitary measures to be  carried out in exporting countries. 
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)    G/SPS/N/JPN/266 
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  [X] 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:  The legal 
basis is the Plant Protection Law.  This  amendment will be published in "KAMPO" 
(Official Government Gazette), available in Japanese only.  The current lists concerning 
inspection at the growing sites in exporting countries and concerning import prohibition are available in English from the Plant Protection Station website at:  http://www.pps.go.jp/english/index.html
 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  As soon as possible after the final date for the 
comment period. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  As soon as possible after the final date for the 
comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Note that a one-year period from the date of publication will be provided for 
implementing the measure regarding the insp ection at the growing site in exporting 
countries.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  3 January 2011 
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