RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.88
28March 1995
ORGANIZATION (95-0721)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: JAPAN
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Refined lard(HS: 1501.00)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Establishment oftheQuality
Labelling Standards forRefined Lard(available inJapanese, 9pages)
6. Description ofcontent:
(1) Thedefinition ofrefined lardwillbeestablished.
(2) Thefollowing items shallbeindicated collectively:
(a)thename offood;
(b)thelistofingredients;
(c)netcontents;
(d)thedateofminimum durability;
(e)thestorage instructions;
(f)thecountry oforigin (incaseofimports);
(g)thename ofmanufacturer;
(h)other related items.
(3) Themethod oflabelling andtheprohibited items oflabelling willbeestablished.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer protection
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8. Relevant documents: Thebasic lawistheLawConcerning Standardization andProper
Labelling ofAgricultural andForest Products.
Thesaidamendment willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette)
when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Notyetdetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 30May1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: