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24 April 2019  
(19-2725) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Utensils, 
containers and packaging for food and food additives  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the n otified document:  Amendment to 
the Cabinet Order and Ordinance for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act. (2 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Improvement of sanitary regulations for utensils, containers 
and packaging for food and food additives considering international consistency. For 
greater transparency, this amendment is also notified through SPS notification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To achieve the purpose of preventing  the risk of public health under the 
Cabinet Order and Ordinance for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act. ; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
When adopted, this amendment will be published in Kampo, the official Japanese 
Governmental Gazette (Available in Japanese).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  In the summer of 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  In the summer of 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/JPN/625  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: +(81 3)5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/JPN/19_2385_00_e.pdf  
 