WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/JPN/298 
23 May 2012 
 (12-2721) 
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 Health, Labour and Welfare 
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):   
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes:  02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 
02.08 and 02.09) 
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes:  03.01, 
03,02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.05, 03.06 and 03.07)  
- Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS Codes:  04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Products of animal origin (HS Code:  05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tube rs (HS Codes:  07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 
07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10,  07.12, 07.13 and 07.14) 
- Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/mel ons (HS Codes:  08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 
08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11, 08.13 and 08.14) 
- Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes:  09.01, 09.02, 09.03,  09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 
09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) 
- Cereals (HS Codes:  10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 12.10 and 12.12) 
- Animal or vegetable fats and o ils (HS Codes:  15.01 and 15.02) 
- Cacao and cacao preparations (HS Code:  18.01) 
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:  Revision of the standards and specifications for foods and 
food additives under the Food Sanitation Law (re vision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  48 
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  6. Description of content:   
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: 
- Pesticides: 2,6-Difluorobenzoic acid, N-(2-Ethylhexyl)-8,9,10-trinorborn-5-ene-2,3- 
dicarboximide, XMC, Allidochlor, Azafenid in, Bromochloromethane, Chlorefenson 
(CPCBS), Cinosulfuron, Cloprop, Copper terephthalate, Dichl one, Dimepiperate, 
Dimethametryn, Ethiofencarb, Etrimfos, Furametpyr, Halfenprox, Hexaflumuron, 
Isazofos, Naproanilide, Piperophos, Propaphos, Pyrifenox and Trichlamide  
- Veterinary drugs:   Nalidixic aci d, Parbendazole and Thiamphenicol 
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:  
[ ] 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)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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:  Food 
Sanitation Law (available in English).  When  adopted, these MRLs are to be published in 
Kampo (Official Government Gazette) (available in Japanese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  As soon as possible after the final date for 
comment period 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  As soon as possible after the final date for 
comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  These proposed standards will take effect after a certain grace period 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 July 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:     G/SPS/N/JPN/298 
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  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