WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/48
4 July 2002
(02-3741)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from 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):   Macaroni products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Standard for
Labelling on Quality of Macaroni Products (available in Japanese, 2 pages)
6. Description of content:   The Standard for Labelling on Quality of Macaroni Products is
amended to enable macaroni, as well as spaghetti, vermicelli and noodle of their like, to be
labelled as "macaroni products."
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the consumers' interest.
8. Relevant documents:   The Law Concerning Standardization and Proper Labelling of
Agricultural and Forestry Products (1950 Law No. 175)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3rd quarter 2002 (To be announced in the official gazette)
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced in the official gazette
10. Final date for comments:   28 August 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           