RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/JPN/13
11April 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1264)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: JAPAN
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Edible
vegetables andcertain roots andtubers (HS:07), Edible fruitandnuts(HS:08.01,
08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and08.12), Coffee
(HS:09.01), Tea(HS:09.02), Ginger (HS:0910.10), Cereals (HS:10), Oilseeds and
oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds andfruit(HS:12.01, 12.02, 12.04,
12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10, 1212.91, 1212.92 and1212.99), Cocoa beans (HS:18.01)
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment ofSpecifications for
Food (Additional establishment ofpesticide residue standards) (available inEnglish,
8pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Topropose theestablishment ofMaximum Residue Levels for
31agricultural chemicals.
6. Objective andrationale: Public health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Incasewhere international standards (Codex Standards) havebeen
established, proposed standards areequivalent tothem.
8. Relevant documents: Thebasic lawistheFood Sanitation Law. Thesaidamendment
willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Theamendment willbeadopted assoon
aspossible afterthefinaldateforcomments.
10. Final date forcomments: 11June1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: