WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/JPN/35
8May1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1834)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: JAPAN
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): potassium
gluconate, sodium gluconate
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment oftheEnforcement
ordinance oftheFood Sanitation LawandtheSpecifications forFood Additives.
(Available inEnglish, 4pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Designation ofthenewfoodadditives andestablishment ofthe
specifications forthese foodadditives.
6. Objective andrationale: Human health protection.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
Thebasic lawistheFood Sanitation Law.
Theamendment willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when
adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Assoonaspossible afterthefinaldateforcomments.
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Notyetdetermined.
11. Final date forcomments: 12July1998.
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: