RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/JPN/6
2November 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3380)
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):
Food additives
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Guidelines fordesignation offood
additives, andforrevision ofstandards foruseoffoodadditives (available inEnglish,
81pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheMinistry ofHealth andWelfare willspecify theprocedures
required toapply fordesignation ofsynthetic chemicals andforrevision ofuse
standards forfoodadditives, thescope ofaccompanying documentation forsuch
application, andthegenerally usedmethods oftoxicity studies.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofpublic health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: Director-General Notice
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobeimplemented without anydelay
afterthefinaldateforcomments.
10. Final date forcomments: 11January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: