. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/242 
4 December 2009 
 (09-6241) 
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 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 (HS Codes: 03.02 , 03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and 03.07) 
• Dairy and eggs (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) 
• 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, 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, se eds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.08, 12.10 and 12.12) 
• Residues and waste from the food industries (HS Code: 23.02) 
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 (R evision of Agricultural Chemical residue 
standards)  Language:  English  Number of pages:  13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/JPN/09_4275_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Indoxacarb, 
Esprocarb, Trifloxystrobin, Prosul focarb and Metalaxyl and Mefenoxam. G/SPS/N/JPN/242 
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  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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] 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 basically take effect after a certain period of 
grace. 
[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) :  2 February 2010 
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: