RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/JPN/11
8February 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0480)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying :JAPAN
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Feed additives
produced byrecombinant DNA techniques
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Establishment of"Guidelines for
safety assessment offeedadditives produced bytherecombinant DNA techniques"
(available inJapanese, 6pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Toestablish "Guidelines forsafety assessment offeedadditives
produced byrecombinant DNA techniques"
6. Objective andrationale: Toensure safety andquality offeedadditives
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents:
Thebasic lawistheLawConcerning theSafety Assurance andQuality Improvement of
Feed.
Theguideline willappear inOfficial Notification ofthepermanent vice-minister of
Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Thestandard willbeadopted assoonas
possible afterthefinaldateforcomments.
10. Final date forcomments: 5April 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: