. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/218 
14 November 2008  
 (08-5569) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  JAPAN
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry  and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pheasant, guinea fowl  and their products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendments of the 
Ministerial Ordinance of the Domestic Animal In fectious Diseases Control Law (available in 
English, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The Japan's Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law 
(Law No. 166 of 1951, hereinaf ter referred to as "the La w") provides chickens, quails, 
ostriches, turkeys, those classified into Anse riformes and their products as the designated 
items which are subject to anim al quarantine.  Japan will add pheasant, guinea fowl and their 
products to the designated items in order to c ontrol highly pathogenic avian influenza.  These 
newly added birds and their products will be also subject to the following quarantine 
inspection before issuance of import quarantine certif icate(s) by Animal Quarantine Service 
(AQS):  
(a) Importers must provide an application form which describes species, number of heads, 
date of arrival, etc. from 40 to 70 days pr ior to the arrival with the Japanese AQS; 
(b) Imports must be accompanied by a health certificate issued by a government of an 
exporting country; 
(c) Imported birds must be kept for 10 days for those other than day-old chicks, 14 days for 
day-old chicks in the quaran tine facilities for inspection. 
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/218 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This amendment is consistent with Chapter 10.4, 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 17
th edition, 2008. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
− The Domestic Animal Infections Dise ase Control Law (Law No. 166 of 1951) 
− The Enforce Ordinance of the Domestic Animal Infections Disease Control Law 
(Government Ordinance No.235 of 1953) 
− The Ordinance of the Domestic Animal Infections Disease Control Law (Ministry 
Ordinance No. 35 of 1951) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  The amendment will be adopted in a timely manner after the 
comment period.  This amendment will appear in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) 
when adopted. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2009 
12. Final date for comments:  60 (sixty) days from the date of circulation 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Japanese Enquiry Point: 
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) 3502 8295 Fax:  +(81 3) 3502 3385 E-mail:  enquiry@mofa.go.jp