. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/85
18 July 2002
(02-3988)
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 Health, Labour and Welfare
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):  Processed vegetable products (cancellation of confinement to dried vegetables
and pickles), honey and its processed products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Revision of the item of
foods designated by the Cabinet Order under Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Food Sanitation
Law.
6. Description of content:  In order to secure safety of imported food, processed vegetable
products (cancellation of confinement to dr ied vegetables and pickles), honey and its
processed products are added to the object ite m of examination order, designated by the
Cabinet Order under Article 15, paragr aph 3 of the Food Sanitation Law.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Protection of public
health
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The said amendment
will appear in "KANPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted.
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  26 August 2002G/SPS/N/JPN/85
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12. Agency or authority designated to handl e 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: