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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/88
2 December 2002
(02-6610)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Cabinet Secretariat, Provisional Office for Food Safety Commission
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):   The product covered is food in general that includes any substance and product
that are intended to be, or expected to be ingested by humans.  This also includes any
substance and product related to securing food safety.  Any product for human use regulatedby the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law is not included.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Japan and all countries trading food with Japan.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:
REGARDING THE FRAMEWORK OF FOOD SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IN THE
FUTURE [Council of Ministers concerning food safety administration held on11 June 2002 (available in English, 5 pages).  The Japanese government expects comments
on the following part in this document:
Attachment 2:  Outline of the Food Safety Basic Law (tentative name) except III 2
(Establishment of Agency in Charge of Risk Assessment) (2 pages).
Japanese text:  http:/www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/shokuhin/kettei/020611arikata.html
6. Description of content:   Enactment of the new legislation for food safety
The Food Safety Basic Law (tentative name) will be enacted as a law to ensure food safety
comprehensively aiming at consumer protection as its basis.  Necessary revisions will be
discussed and made of related laws concerning food safety according to the Food Safety
Basic Law.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [ X ] animal he alth, [ X ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [   ]  protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Where these exist, the drafts are in conformity
with the Codex Alimentarius.G/SPS/N/JPN/88
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   The Food Safety
Basic Law will appear in "KANPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted, (available
in Japanese).
10. Proposed date of adoption:   The Food Safety Basic Law will be submitted to the ordinary
Diet session of 2003.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   2003 (fiscal year)
12. Final date for comments:   15 January 2003
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: