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8 July 2022  
(22-5261) 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  L-
Isoleucine as a feed additive  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Designation of 
L-Isoleucine as a feed additive (3 page(s), in English )  
6. Description of content:  MAFF will designate L -Isoleucine as a feed  additive and 
establish its standards and specifications by the ministerial ordinance.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of animal or plant life or health  
8. Relevant documents:  These amendments are to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official 
Government Gazette) when adopted (available in Japanese). The Current Ministerial 
ordinance is available from the URL:  
https://elaws.e -gov.go.jp/document?lawid=351M50010000035  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  30 days from notification  G/TBT/N/JPN/742  
 
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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 TBT 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/2022/TBT/JPN/22_4570_00_e.pdf  
 