 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/JPN/112 
23 January 2004 
 (04-0240) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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):   Worcester Sauces  
(HS: 21.03.90.130 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Quality Labelling 
Standard of Worcester Sauces (4 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   The Quality Labelling Standard  of Worcester Sauces will be 
amended to change the extent of viscos ity on medium thick sauce and thick sauce. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the consumers’ interest. 
8. Relevant documents:   The Law Concerning Standard ization and Proper Labelling of 
Agricultural and Forestry Products (1950 Law No.175) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2004 
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced in the official gazette. 
10. Final date for comments:   6 April 2004 
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:        
 