WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/34
1 February 2002
(02-0501)
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):   Husked (Brown) rice
and Milled Rice  (HS:  1006.20, 1006.30)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Standard for
Labelling on Quality of Husked (Brown) Rice (available in Japanese, one page)
6. Description of content:   Regarding labelling of husked (brown) rice and milled rice, the
standard notified by G/TBT/Notif.99/668 is amended as follows for the purpose of proper
labelling:
(i) Standard for labelling of rice which is a mixture of multiple varieties, place of 
origin or year of production is established;
(ii) Standard for labelling to indicate the mixt ure of multiple kinds of ingredient rice is 
established;
(iii) Standard for voluntary labelling on the quality of milled rice is established.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the consumers' interest.
8. Relevant documents:   The Law Concerning Standardization and Proper Labelling of
Agricultural and Forestry Products (1950 Law.175)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd 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:   21 March 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:           