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15 March 2022  
 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different fro m above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Organic 
alcoholic beverages  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  a) Overview of 
the amendments to Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards b) Japanese agricultural 
standards for Organic Processed Foods (Notification No. 1606 of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of 27 October 2005) (1 page(s), in English; 7 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Organic alcoholic beverages will be included in the scope of JAS 
system  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Export expansion of organic alcoholic beverages by taking advantage of 
equivalency recognition; Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (Law  No. 175 of 1950)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/JPN/732  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division,  
Economic Affairs Bureau,  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: (+81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/JPN/22_2241_00_e.pdf  
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