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4 November 2022  
(22-8297) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 4 November 2022, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Japan . 
 
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Revision of emergency measure to prevent Pepino mosaic virus  (PepMV) from entering Japan through 
the importation of seed and plants of eggplant  
PepMV is one of the most serious pests for Japan based on our Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). To prevent 
PepMV from entering our country, an additional declaration is to be provided in the Phytosanitary 
Certificate for the import of its host plants.  
We provisionally required specified countries to conduct the tests for seeds/live plants of eggplant 
(Solanum melonge na) and provide the additional declaration in the Phytosanitary Certificate as 
emergency measure on the basis of Article 5, paragraph 7 of the SPS Agreement, upon the detection 
of PepMV from eggplant seeds during an inspection in Japan (G/SPS/N/JPN/1021).  
Japan has sought to obtain additional scientific evidence, but none has been obtained that clearly 
indicates that eggplant is a host plant of PepMV. Therefore, the emergency measure for specified 
countries will be abolished and G/SPS/N/JPN/1021 will be wit hdrawn on the date of circulation of this 
notification.  
Incidentally, the quarantine measures for the host plants of PepMV as specified in item 25 of Annexed 
Table 2 -2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act remains.  
This addendum con cerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[X] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[ ] Other:  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Standards Information Service  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministr y of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
Tel: +(81 3) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  G/SPS/N/JPN/1021/Add.1  
 
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  Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] N ational Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Standards Information Service  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100-8919, Japan  
Tel: +(81 3) 5501 8344  
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
 
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