. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/177 
13 February 2007 
 (07-0624) 
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 Health, Labour and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(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: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 
and 02.09) 
・ Dairy and eggs (HS: 04.01 and 04.07) 
・ Edible vegetables and certain roots and tube rs (HS: 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 
07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.13 and 07.14) 
・ Edible fruits and nuts (HS: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 
08.10 and 08.14) 
・ Coffee and spices (HS: 09.01, 09.02, and 09.04)  
・ Cereals (HS: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.08) 
・ Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous  grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10, 12.12 and 12.14)  
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:  Revision of the 
standards and specifications for foods a nd food additives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(Additional establishment of pesticide residue st andards) (Available in English, 4 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Proposed maximum residue limits  (MRLs) for Novaluron and 
Clothianidin. 
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   G/SPS/N/JPN/177 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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:   
The MRLs for Novaluron on apple, Japanese p ear, pear, quince, loquat, meat and edible 
meat offal, and dairy and eggs are the same as the Codex standards.  The other new or 
revised MRLs are not established as Codex standards. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food Sanitation Law 
(Available in English).  When adopted, th ese MRLs are to be published in "KAMPO" 
(Official Government Gazette) (Available in Japanese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  These proposed standards will be adopted after a comment 
period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  These proposed standards will basically take effect 
after a certain period of grace. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of circulation. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: