. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/248 
19 April 2010  
 (10-1961) 
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 of Japan (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):  Dogs and cats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Countries and regions other than Australia, Fiji, 
Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sw eden, Chinese Taipei, United Kingdom (Great 
Britain and Northern Ireland) or United States (Hawaii and Guam)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendments of the Quarantine Procedure for Dogs and 
Cats' Import and Export  Language:  English  Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/JPN/10_1458_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In order to prevent introduction and spread of rabies, dogs and 
cats should be prepared appropriately in an e xporting country where they are to be imported 
to Japan.  MAFF amends the preparation proce dure to facilitate the import of dogs and cats 
from certain countries and regions, and to a lign the requirements with relevant OIE 
standards. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 8.10 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/JPN/248 
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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:   
− Government Ordinance No. 68 of 1999 (available in Japanese) 
− Notice No. 1819 of 2004 (available in Japanese) 
− "Guide to importing dogs, cats and other an imals subject to animal quarantine from 
regions other than the designated regions in to Japan" (available in English).  The full 
text may be downloaded from 
 http://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/animal/dog/index.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  6 April 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in "KAMPO" (Official 
Government Gazette) 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  15 April 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: