. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/261 
24 September 2010  
 (10-4869) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 
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):  Grapefruit (HS Code:  0805.40) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Turkey  
5. Title of the notified document:  Summary of the import requirements for fresh fruits of 
grapefruit from the Republic of Turkey establishe d by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fisheries of Japan  Language:  English  Number of pages:  1  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/JPN/10_3565_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 
established import requirements to allow the im portation of fresh fruits of grapefruit from 
the Republic of Turkey.  The import requireme nts include:  cold treatment under specific 
conditions; inspection and certification by the N PPO of Turkey;  and on-site verification by 
Japan's plant quarantine officers to confirm proper implementation of the above mentioned 
measures. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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 G/SPS/N/JPN/261 
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   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:  This 
amendment was published in "KAMPO" (Offici al Government Gazette) (available in 
Japanese)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2010 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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