. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/276 
14 April 2011  
 (11-1907) 
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):  Papaya and processed foods containing papaya as a main ingredient 
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(s):  English  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/JPN/11_1181_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This revision is to add papaya  and processed foods containing 
papaya for as a main ingredient, as foods in which recombinant DNA or resulting protein 
remains, to the list of items subject to mandatory labelling (i.e. seven organisms such as soybean, corn and 32 items such as Tofu, corn  snack have been already designated) in 
accordance with the labelling standard for genetically modified foods notified in 
G/SPS/N/JPN/56, G/SPS/N/JPN/80, G/SPS/N/JPN/143 and G/SPS/N/JPN/162.  Food 
labelling and import notification stating that papaya or processed foods containing papaya 
as a main ingredient are genetically modified will be mandatory. 
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  G/SPS/N/JPN/276 
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  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:  The basic law 
is the Food Sanitation Law (available in Japanese).  The said revisions will appear in 
"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined (Upon publication on 
"KANPO" (Official Government Gazette)) 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined (Upon publication on 
"KANPO" (Official Government Gazette)) 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be announced in the Official Government Gazette 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  13 June 2011 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: