. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/264 
4 November 2010 
 (10-5848) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Consumer Affairs Agency 
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):  Apple, apricot, banana, cherry, citrus fruits, Japanese plum, kiwifruit, loquat, 
nectarine, peach, pear, pomegranate and quince 
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:  Overview of Revisions to the Enforcement Regulations 
under the Food Sanitation Law  Language:  English  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/JPN/10_4191_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This revision is to stipulate a name list of fruits which are treated 
with certain post-harvest fungicides and sold  as pre-packaged foods.  Such products are 
required to have mentioned post harvest f ungicide material name on the labels. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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:    G/SPS/N/JPN/264 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food 
Sanitation Law.  When adopted, th is amendment will be published in Kampo , the official 
Japanese Government Gazette (available in Japanese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined (Upon publication on Kampo ). 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined (Upon publication on 
Kampo ). 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be announced in Kampo . 
[ ] 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 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:    
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