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G/SPS/N/JPN/294 
7 March 2012 
 (12-1277) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Cloven-hoofed animals and their products, poultry and poultry products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners It should be noted that the proposed revision is not expected 
to have any negative effects on current impor ts of livestock/poultry and their products from 
Member countries.  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Summary of the Revision of the Regulations for the 
Enforcement of the Domestic Anim al Infectious Disease Control Law 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/jpn/12_0915_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Japan prohibits the import of animals and their products from 
areas affected by highly contagious foreign an imal diseases.  Japan will revise the list of 
such diseases in the Enforcement Regulation by adding classical swine fever and high pathogenic avian influenza.  (Note:  There is  no need to revise existing bilaterally agreed 
animal health requirements for the animals a nd products thereof since substantial contents 
of this revision have already been incorporated.) 
Additionally, Japan is reviewi ng to relax the requirements fo r heat processed poultry meat 
and by-products from areas that Japan does not recognize as free of avian influenza. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/JPN/294 
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  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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
 Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2011), Chapter 10.4. Avian influenza and Chapter 
15.2. Classical swine fever  
[ ] 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 revision 
will appear in "KAMPO" (Official Governme nt Gazette) when adopted (available in 
Japanese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2012  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2012  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  7 May 2012 
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: