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 live poultry from States of Vermont and Alaska, and poultry meat and egg products from Caledonia County in Vermont, Matanuska-Susitna County in Alaska, Missoula County in Montana, Republic County in Kansas and Weld County in Colorado in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 2 May 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".

1.      In order to harmonize the phytosanitary measures with lSPMs, Japan amended the Plant Protection Act as follows:     i.        To introduce measures that allow items such as agricultural machinery to be made subject to import/export quarantine. Specific quarantine requirements for the items will be notified by the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act in due course;    ii.        To introduce measures that allow an entity authorised by the MAFF to conduct a part of the export inspection on behalf of plant protection officers if the importing country requires the plant or other item being exported from Japan to have phytosanitary certification;2.      In order to strengthen legal authority of plant protection officers and heighten the penalty for violation against the provisions of import and export quarantine, Japan amended the Plant Protection Act as follows:     i.        To authorize plant quarantine officers to address questions to passengers of embarkation/disembarkation and to inspect their baggage for plants and other items;    ii.        To establish new fines of "up to 300,000 yen" for passengers who do not comply with the provision above 2.i.;   iii.        To raise the fines for violation against the provisions of import and export quarantine such as bringing illegal plants in Japan: in case of an individual, from "up to 1,000,000 yen" to "up to 3,000,000 yen", and in case of a corporate body, from "up to 1,000,000 yen" to "up to 50,000,000 yen".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from the province of Manitoba in Canada, including those shipped through third countries, since 25 April 2022 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks to be exported to Japan from Canada", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Canada" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from the province of New Brunswick in Canada, including those shipped through third countries, since 27 April 2022 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks to be exported to Japan from Canada", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Canada" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

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 State of Michigan in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 18 April 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 Cache County in Utah in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 28 April 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, poultry meat and egg products from the department of Aveyron in France, including those shipped through third countries, since 21 April 2022, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks of poultry to be exported to Japan from France", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from France" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

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 region of Burgas in Bulgaria, including those shipped through third countries, since 21 April 2022, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the Republic of Bulgaria" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

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 Renville and Richland Counties in North Dakota, Glacier County in Montana and Madison County in Idaho in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 25 April 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, poultry meat and egg products from the department of Haute-Vienne in France, including those shipped through third countries, since 9 April 2022, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks of poultry to be exported to Japan from France", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from France" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from the department of Sarthe in France, including those shipped through third countries, since 13 April 2022, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks of poultry to be exported to Japan from France", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from France" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

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 Sheboygan, Columbia and Polk Counties in Wisconsin and La Plata and Montrose Counties in Colorado in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 22 April 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, poultry meat and egg products from the province of Quebec in Canada, including those shipped through third countries, since 14 April 2022 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks to be exported to Japan from Canada", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Canada" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

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 Utah, and poultry meat and egg products from Utah County in Utah and McPherson County in Kansas in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 20 April 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 Aac from entering Japan, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) will require National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) of exporting countries to certify that:a)    for seeds, either:i)     the parent plants are grown from seeds disinfected against this pest or known to be free from this pest. and the parent plants and fruits (for producing seeds) at a place of production or a production site (including a plant growth facility) are inspected (including laboratory testing of any suspicious symptoms) during fruit maturity stage before harvesting and found free from Aac; or ii)    the seeds are tested prior to export by an appropriate genetic method such as LAMP assay or PCR assay or grow-out method and found to be free from Aac; 30,000 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 300,000, 10% of the seeds are used for the testing.  b)    for live plants and plant parts for planting (excluding seeds and fruits):i)     seeds must be ensured to be free from Aac based on either of the following specific requirement (a) or (b); Either(a) Parent plants and fruits (for producing seeds) at a place of production or a production site (including a plant growth facility) are inspected (including laboratory testing of any suspicious symptoms) during fruit maturity stage before harvesting and found free from Aac; or(b) Seeds are tested by an appropriate genetic method such as LAMP assay or PCR assay or grow-out method and found free from Aac;andii)    The plants are grown using the seeds at a place of production or production site (including a plant growth facility) where the control measures against Aac are carried out; and iii)   Prior to export, the plants are inspected if signs or symptoms are present and found free from Aac.In addition, the NPPO will be required to declare as below in the column of Additional declaration of Phytosanitary Certificate.Fulfills item 19 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 live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from the province of British Columbia in Canada, including those shipped through third countries, since 15 April 2022 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks to be exported to Japan from Canada", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Canada" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

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 Dixon County in Nebraska in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 14 April 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 Dickey and LaMoure Counties in North Dakota in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 7 April 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, poultry meat and egg products from the province of Saskatchewan in Canada, including those shipped through third countries, since 19 April 2022 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks to be exported to Japan from Canada", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Canada" and Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

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 Idaho, and poultry meat and egg products from Caribou and Gooding Counties in Idaho and Lancaster County in Pennsylvania in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 19 April 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".