 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/123 
20 July 2004 
 (04-3117) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Kitasamycin, Thiopeptin, Hygromycin B and Polynactin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Amendments of the 
Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed  and Feed additives (Available in English,
1 page) 
6. Description of content:  To withdraw the designation of Kitasamycin, Thiopeptin, 
Hygromycin B and Polynactin as feed additives. 
7. 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 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   These amendments 
will appear in "KANPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Early in October 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 January 2005 
12. Final date for comments:   30 September 2004 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 