WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/49
6 December 1999
(99-5355)
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 Health and Welfare
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Acesulfame potassium
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of the Enforcement
Ordinance of the Food Sanitation Law, Standards for Use and Specification for Food
Additives (Available in English, 5 pages)
5. Description of content:  Designation of new food additives and establishment of new
standard for use and specification for food additives.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The basic law is
Food Sanitation Law.  The amendment will ap pear in "KAMPO" (Official Gazette) when
adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1st quarter 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1st quarter 2000
11. Final date for comments:  4 February 2000
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           