WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/71
5 October 2001
(01-4844)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable). Processed animal proteins (meat and bone meal etc.) Regions or countries
likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All countries (excluding EU
member countries, Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of the Animal
Quarantine Measures of BSE
5. Description of content: In the light of the first case of outbreak of BSE in Japan, and the
fact that we cannot deny the possibility that feed containing processed animal proteins (meat
and bone meal etc.) is the cause of BSE, the Japanese Government decided to suspend the
use of processed animal proteins, to prevent further expansion of the said disease.Therefore, the Government decided to suspend provisionally the importation of processed
animal proteins.  These measures are applied to the imports of items specified in Article 3 as
from 4 October 2001.  The imports of processed animal proteins from EU member
countries, Switzerland and Liechtenstein have been suspended by the measures notified in
G/SPS/N/JPN/62 and G/SPS/N/JPN/66
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[    ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The first case of BSE was confirmed in Japan
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Domestic
Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law (available in Japanese)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  From 4 October 2001
11. Texts available from/and 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:           