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8 October 2021  
(21-7615) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 8 October 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan . 
 
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Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation 
Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)  
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Flonicamid notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/708 (dated 
17 December 2019) were adopted and published on 23 April 2020.  
The specified MRLs are available as below:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/JPN/21_6481_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in propos ed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circul ation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (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  
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