WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/26
5 November 2001
(01-5424)
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, Forestry 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):   Processed foods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Labelling Standard
for GMO Determined by Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries based on
Article 7, Paragraph 1 of the Quality Labelling Standard for Processed Foods and onQuality Labelling Standards for Perishable Foods (2 pages, in Japanese)
6. Description of content:   This amendment adds processed foods made from potatoes as
foods which recombinant DNA or resulting protein remains to the items which are subject
to mandatory labelling (i.e. 24 items such as Tofu, corn snack have been already designated)
under the labelling standard for genetically modified foods notified by G/TBT/Notif.99/669.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the consumer's 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:  1st quarter 2002 (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:   9 January 2002
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:           