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1 September 2020  
(20-5950) 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):  
Salinomycin sodium as a feed additive  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendments of 
standards and specifications of Salinomycin sodium (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  MAFF will add standards and specifications of Salinomycin 
sodium to "Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds an d Feed 
Additives" (Ordinance No. 35 of July 24th, 1976 of the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safet y; 
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/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?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 September 2020  G/TBT/N/JPN/670  
 
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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/2020/TBT/JPN/20_5219_00_e.pdf  
 