WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/424
15 September 2000
(00-3622)
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:   National Tax Administration
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):   Alcoholic beverages
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Labelling Standards
for Liquor made from Organic Agricultural Pr oducts and Others (6 pages, in Japanese)
6. Description of content:   To establish standards for production methods and labelling for
liquor made from organic agricultural products and others.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of consumers' interest
8. Relevant documents:   The Law concerning Liquor Business Associations and Measures
for securing Revenue from Liquor Tax
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }April 2001
10. Final date for comments:   17 November 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Alcoholic Beverage Tax Division
National Tax Administration,
1-1 Kasumigaseki 3-chome,Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8978
Fax: +81-3-3593-0406