WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/82
11 March 2002
(02-1228)
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 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Agricultural chemicals (HS: 3280 and 29' which is imported as active
ingredient of agricultural chemicals)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Standard levels of dioxins in the
inspections in agricultural chemicals
5. Description of content:  In accordance with the Article 14.3 of the Agricultural Chemical
Regulation Law, Japanese Government establishes the standard levels of dioxins used in the
inspections conducted under the said article for agricultural chemicals as impurities, taking
account of the feasibility in detection and the toxicity of each dioxin.
This draft standard has also been notified according to the TBT Agreement.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The basic law is the
Agricultural Chemical Regulation Law (1948, Law No.82)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd or 3rd quarter 2002 (to be announced in the Official
Gazette)
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  2nd or 3rd quarter 2002 (to be announced in the Official
Gazette)
11. Final date for comments:  13 May 2002
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:
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: