WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/80
22 April 2003
(03-2131)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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, Forest and Fisheries
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  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):   Vinegar (HS: 22.09.00)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Quality Labelling
Standard of Vinegar (English, 4 page)
6. Description of content:   The Quality Labelling Standard of Vinegar will be amended as
follows:
(1)  To establish the definition of "black rice vinegar" and "black barley vinegar";  and
(2)   To prohibit indication the term of "black vinegar" or the similar term for vinegar other
than "black rice vinegar" and "black barley vinegar".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the consumers' interest
8. Relevant documents:   The Law Concerning Standardization and Proper Labelling of
Agricultural and Forestry Products (1950 Law No. 175)
9. Proposed date of adoption:    Before July 2003 (To be announced in the official
gazette).
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced in the official gazette.
10. Final date for comments:   30 June 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           