./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.342
6 July 1998
(98-2668)
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):  Bacons (HS:16.02),Worcester Sauce (HS:2103.90), Pressed Ham (HS:16.02), Mixed Pressed Ham(HS: 16.02),
Kamaboko (boiled fish paste ) of Special Packing (HS:1604.20), Sausage (HS: 16.01),
Mixed Sausage (HS:16.01), Chilled Hamburger Steak (HS:16.02), Prepared Frozen Foods
(HS:2106.90), Hams (HS:16.02), Soy milk, Prepared soy milk and Soy milk beverage
(HS:2106.10), Chilled Meat Ball (HS:16.02), Fl avoured kamaboko (boiled fish paste) (HS:
1604.20), Pickled Agricultural Products (HS:07.11, 08.12, 09.10), Instant Boiled Noodle
(HS 1902.30)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Establishment of Quality
Labelling Standards for following products: Bacons , Worcester Sauce , Pressed Ham ,Mixed Pressed Ham, Kamaboko of Special P acking, Sausage , Mixed Sausage, Chilled
Hamburger Steak , Prepared Frozen Foods, Hams , Soy milk, Prepared soy milk and Soy
milk beverage, Chilled Meat Ball , Flavoured kamaboko , Pickled Agricultural Products ,
Instant Boiled Noodle (available in Japanese, 15pages).
6. Description of content:  Establishment of the requirements of labelling for food additives to
enhance nutrition.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
protect consumers' interests.
8.Relevant documents:
The basic law is the Law Concerning Standardization and Proper Labelling of
Agricultural and Forest Products.
These Standards will be made public in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette)
when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } Not yet determinedG/TBT/Notif.98.342
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10. Final date for comments:  16 September 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: