WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/92
27 January 2003
(03-0551)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Veterinary drugs
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:   Amendment of the
Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (available in English, 1 page).
6. Description of content:   To limit those who can manufacture and/or import veterinary drugs
to the licensees approved by the Minister of  Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries under the
Pharmaceutical Affairs Law in order to ensure the food safety.
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. 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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   This amendment will
appear in "KAMPO" (Official Gove rnment Gazette) when promulgated.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   The date of promulgation (to be announced in the Official
Government Gazette).
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Within 3 months after the promulgation (to be
announced in the Official Government Gazette).
12. Final date for comments:   31 March 2003
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:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: