Notifications for Japan (1406 notifications)

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from the State of Colorado in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 15 June 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from the State of Wisconsin in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 6 May 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from the province of Vlaams-Brabant in Belgium, including those shipped through third countries, since 24 June 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the Kingdom of Belgium".

To prevent ToBRFV from entering Japan, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) take the emergency measure for seeds listed in item 3. This measure includes three underlined changes from current measure as provided for in item 36 of the annexed table 2-2 of the ordinance for enforcement of the plant protection act and the details of requirements for ToBRFV:A)     Current measureFor seeds, either:           i.          The samples randomly taken from parent plants and ones with suspected symptoms are tested during harvest period by an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus; or          ii.          The seeds are tested prior to export by an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus; 4,600 seeds are randomly taken from a lot as samples in accordance with the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) procedures; or in case that the number of seeds of a lot is less than 46,000, 10% of the seeds are used for the testing; they are divided into at most 400 seeds as sub-samples.In addition, National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) of the exporting countries will be required to declare as below in the column of Additional declaration of Phytosanitary Certificate.Fulfills item 36 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No. 73/1950)B)     Emergency measureFor seeds, either:           i.          The samples randomly taken from parent plants and ones with suspected symptoms are tested during harvest period by an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus; or          ii.          The seeds are tested prior to export by Real-time RT-PCR assay using such method as described in the International Seed Federation (ISF) protocol (2020) and found to be free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus; 4,600 seeds are randomly taken from a lot as samples in accordance with the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) procedures; or in case that the number of seeds of a lot is less than 46,000, 10% of the seeds are used for the testing; they are divided into at most 400 seeds as sub-samples.In addition, the NPPO will be required to declare as below in the column of Additional declaration of Phytosanitary Certificate.           i.          "Fulfills item 36 (Appropriate genetic method for parent plants) of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No. 73/1950)          ii.          "Fulfills item 36 (Real-time RT-PCR for seeds) of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No. 73/1950)

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from Yakima County in Washington in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 15 June 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from Polk County in Oregon in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 13 June 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry from State of Georgia, and poultry meat and egg products from Toombs County in Georgia in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 6 June 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control", "Animal Health Requirements for day old-chicks and hatching eggs to be exported to Japan from the United States" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from McHenry County in North Dakota in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 8 June 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) on the honey for the following agricultural chemicals notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/863 (dated 30 July 2021) were adopted and published on 17 December 2021:Pesticides (37): Acynonapyr, Ametoctradin, Amisulbrom, Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, Broflanilide, Chlorantraniliprole, Chlorfluazuron, Cyazofamid, Cyclaniliprole, Cyenopyrafen, Cyflufenamid, Cyflumetofen, Fenhexamid, Fenpicoxamid, Fluoxastrobin, Flutianil, Flutolanil, Fluxametamide, Glyphosate, Hexythiazox, Imazapyr, Kasugamycin, Mandestrobin, Mandipropamid, Mefentrifluconazole, Mesotrione, Metrafenone, Metyltetraprole, Oxathiapiprolin, Picarbutrazox, Prohexadione-calcium, Pyraziflumid, Pyriofenone, Pyroxasulfone, Spinetoram*, Tetraniliprole, Zoxamide;Pesticides and Veterinary drugs (3): Diflubenzuron, Etoxazole, Spinosad.* see G/SPS/N/JPN/862/Add.1 for the revised MRL in honey.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Procymidone notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/869 (dated 2 September 2021) were adopted and published on 25 February 2022.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Dimethenamid notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/859 (dated 30 July 2021) were adopted and published on 17 December 2021.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Pyriofenone notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/870 (dated 2 September 2021) were adopted and published on 25 February 2021.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Albendazole notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/872 (dated 2 September 2021) were adopted and published on 25 February 2022.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for MCPB notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/860 (dated 30 July 2021) were adopted and published on 17 December 2021.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 2,4-D notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/855 (dated 30 July 2021) were adopted and published on 17 December 2021.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Fosthiazate notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/857 (dated 30 July 2021) were adopted and published on 17 December 2021.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Fluoxastrobin notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/867 (dated 2 September 2021) were adopted and published on 25 February 2022.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Spinetoram notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/862 (dated 30 July 2021) were adopted and published on 17 December 2021.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for MCPA notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/858 (dated 30 July 2021) were adopted and published on 17 December 2021.The specified MRLs are available as below:

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Zeranol notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/873 (dated 2 September 2021) were adopted and published on 25 December 2022.The specified MRLs are available as below: