WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/JPN/19
17December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5328)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: JAPAN
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Plants and
plant products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment ofEnforcement
Ordinance ofthePlant Protection Law(available inJapanese, 14pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
(1) Todesignate thescope ofquarantine pests which aresubject toquarantine
measures.
(2) Todesignate theplants, areas andrelevant quarantine pests which require
inspection atgrowing sitesinexporting countries.
(3) Toreview theplants, areas andrelevant quarantine pests which arecurrently
subject toimport prohibition.
6. Objective andrationale: Plant health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Theinternational standard thatprovides forquarantine pests and
other elements asmentioned intheitem5doesnotexist. However, theproposals have
beendeveloped according totheGuidelines forPestRiskAnalysis.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Thebasic lawisthe
Plant Protection Law. Thisordinance willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government
Gazette) when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Theamendment willbeadopted assoonaspossible after
thefinaldateforcomments.
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1April 1997
11. Final date forcomments: 17February 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: