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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/103
16 June 2003
(03-3178)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Pig muscle and pig liver
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:   Revision of maximum
residue limits for veterinary drugs in food of  animal origin (available in English, two
pages)
6. Description of content:   Revision of maximum residue limits for quinoxaline-2-carboxylic
acid (QCA) in pig muscle and liver
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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Not detected as quinoxaline-2-carboxylic acid
(QCA) in pig muscle and liver.
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   The basic law is the
Food Sanitation Law.  The amendments will appear in "KANPO" (Official GovernmentGazette) when adopted.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   As soon as possible after the final date for comments period.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   As soon as possible after the final date for comments
period.
12. Final date for comments:   1 August 2003
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:G/SPS/N/JPN/103
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13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: