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19 March 2020  
(20-2218) 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 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)  
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 fro m 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):  Fertilizer 
(HS: 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of the 
administrative rule of the Official Standards for Fertilizers (1 page(s), in English; 
2 page(s), in Japanese)  
6. Description of content:  Considering technical advancement and needs for complex 
fertilizers, the MAFF will revise the administrative rule of the Official standards for fertilizer 
in order to achieve the progress  and sustainability of agricultural productiv ity and to 
protect human health.   
The following agricultural chemicals will be permitted to add a fertilizer as the official 
standards (Annex 1).  
(RS)-1-methyl -2-nitro-3-(tetrahydro -3-furylmethyl)guanidine  
potassium(R) -2-(4-chloro -o-tolyloxy)propionate and 2,6 -dichlorobenzonitrile   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Cost saving and productivity 
enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:  The revision of the administrative rule of the official standards of 
fertilizer is to be published in the Official Gazette, "KAMPO". Full text of the revision of the 
administrative rules will be available after publication of KAMPO (Ava ilable in Japanese).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  May 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  30 days from notification  G/TBT/N/JPN/657  
 
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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:   
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/2020/TBT/JPN/20_2047_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/JPN/20_2047_00_e.pdf  
 