WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRN/3 
9 May 2011  
 (11-2383) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (for fresh agricultural and fish products) 
Ministry of Health (for processed foods) 
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):  Fresh agricultural and fish products;  processed foods 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Prohibition of Food Importation from Japan 
Language(s):  Malay  Number of pages:  1 
 http://www.moh.gov.bn/news/20110329a.htm  
6. Description of content:  Following the findings of radioactive contaminants in foodstuffs, 
the importation of agricultural and fish produc ts as well as processed foodstuffs from the 
prefectures of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saita ma, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa and Fukushima 
in Japan are temporarily prohibited.  Importati on of agricultural and fish products as well as 
processed foodstuffs from other prefectures must be accompanied by a declaration of origin 
and a declaration of free of radioactive contamination. 
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.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Findings of radioactive 
contamination in foodstuffs in neighbouring areas of Fukushima prefecture following the 
accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station. G/SPS/N/BRN/3 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  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:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:       
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
29 March 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] 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:   
 
Director 
Department of Agriculture and Agrifood 
Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources Old Airport Bandar Seri Begawan BB3510 Brunei Darussalam Tel:  +(673) 2 38 80 00 
Fax:  +(673) 2 38 22 26/2 38 16 39 
E-mail:  info@agriculture.gov.bn  
 Director 
Department of Fisheries 
Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources 
Jln Menteri Besar Bandar Seri Begawan BB3910 Brunei Darussalam Tel:  +(673) 2 38 30 67 
Fax:  +(673) 2 38 20 69 
E-mail:  info@fisheries.gov.bn 
   G/SPS/N/BRN/3 
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  Director-General of Health Services 
Department of Health Services Ministry of Health Commonwealth Drive Bandar Seri Begawan BB3910 
Brunei Darussalam  
Tel:  +(673) 2 38 01 70 Fax: +(673) 2 38 03 32 E-mail: fsqc@hotmail.com  dcd.dohbru@gmail.com