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16 December 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  16 December 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan . 
 
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Title: Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals 
and Plants  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 4 December 2020  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 11 December 2020  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/JPN/final_measure/20 _7746_00_
x.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/JPN/final_measure/20_7746_01_
x.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) has published the final 
Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and 
Plants.  
The Act will enter into force within two years from the publi shed date and the date of entry into force 
will be decided by a Cabinet Order.   
The scope of the Act will be decided by ministerial ordinance based on relevant domestic procedures 
such as discussions by experts at a review committee and consultation with t he legally prescribed 
Fisheries Policy Council.  
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1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  