WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/JPN/23
14January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0104)
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):
Xylitol
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment oftheEnforcement
Ordinance oftheFood Sanitation LawandtheSpecifications forFood Additives
(available inEnglish, 5pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Todesignate anewfoodadditive andtoestablish the
specifications ofthefoodadditive.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofpublic health
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.
Thisordinance willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Theproposed standards willbeadopted assoonaspossible
afterthefinaldateforcomments.
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Notstated
11. Final date forcomments: 17March 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: