WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.44
11 February 1999
(99-0541)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
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): Fertilizer (HS: 3102,
HS:  3105).
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of the Official
Standards for Ordinary Fertilizers (available in English or Japanese, 5 pages).
6. Description of content:
(i) Establish standards for:
- Silica gel fertilizer
- Coated magnesium fertilizer
(ii) Partially amend standards for:
- Fluid nitrogen fertilizer
- Processed poultry manure
- Fluid compound fertilizer
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Upon
request from manufacturers of fertilizer, establish or amend official specifications for
fertilizers/manure to meet the current needs of farmers.
8. Relevant documents:  The basic law is the Fertilizer Control Law.  The said establishment
and amendment will be made public in "KAMPO" (Official Gazette) when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }May 1999
10. Final date for comments:  30 March 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: