      March  2022 
 
 
Overview of the amendment s to Act on Japane se Agricultural Standards  
 
Prepared by  the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry  and Fisheries （MAFF） 
 
 
I. Objective s of amendments:  
 
Export expansion of organic alcoholic beverages  by taking advant age of  equivalency 
recognition  
 
 
II. Major  points of amendments:  
 
(Article 2) 
Organic a lcoholic beverages shall be included in  "agricultural and forestry product"  specified 
in Article  2 of Ac t on Japan ese Agricultur al Stand ards (Law No. 175 of 1950) by the 
amendment of this Act.  
In accordance with this amendment,  in cases where such organic alcoholic beverage s 
are to be labelled with the term  “Organic” or any other  confusingly  similar  terms, such 
product s shall be attached with organic JAS seals by the organic JAS certified 
operators.  
  
 
III．Document  subject to revisions  
 
Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (Law No. 175 of 1950)  
 