Notifications for Japan (1406 notifications)

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Mepiquat chloride.

Japan will place new standards of Arsenic, Boron, Manganese, Antimony and Nitrite-nitrogen for natural or sterilized mineral water.Additionally, Japan will deregulate standards for manufacturing standards of Iron and hardness (Calcium, Magnesium) for beverages.

This document provides information about a proposed designation of plant species that needs to be notified to relevant authorities prior to the importation of its seeds and/or seedlings. This document also provides the proposed timeline for plant seeds and/or seedlings to be notified to the authorities.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Mandipropamid.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Cyanazine.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Dinotefuran.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Tiamulin.

To designate any member of the family Lepisosteidae and any living hybrid organisms of species of the family Lepisosteidae as Invasive Alien Species (IAS).

As was announced in G/SPS/N/JPN/471/Add.1 dated 14 November 2016, the revised Article 45 of "the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" will enter into force on 1 November 2017, and raw milk/milk products will be added to the list of items subject to animal health quarantine.In G/SPS/N/JPN/471/Add.2 dated 16 February 2017, MAFF proposed the draft Animal Health Requirements to set out detailed import conditions including required statements in the health certificate to be applied to raw milk/milk products to be imported into Japan from 1 November 2017(In G/SPS/N/JPN/471/Add.3 dated 1 May 2017, MAFF proposed the adopted Animal Health Requirements for raw milk/milk products to be exported to Japan and the model format of the health certificate.This is to notify Indonesia is added on Listed countries of the Annex of the adopted Animal Health Requirements as attached:http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/JPN/17_3945_00_e.pdf) Note: Raw milk/milk products arriving in Japan on and after 1 November 2017, including products exported from exporting countries before 1 November 2017, will need to be accompanied by the health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country in accordance with the AHRs.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: DCIP.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Pyraclostrobin.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Pyribencarb.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Triforine.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Fosetyl (also knows as "Fosetyl-aluminium").

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) will withdraw all the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following 56 agricultural chemicals due to lack of data. The 56 agricultural chemicals are not registered or approved in Japan, and/or do not have any Codex MRLs. Some countries set MRLs for some of these chemicals, but the MHLW could not confirm sufficient data for risk assessment and MRL setting. Those MRLs were provisionally set without full risk assessment over ten years ago, and it is difficult to maintain those MRLs anymore unless sufficient data for risk assessment and MRL setting are provided. Therefore the MHLW has decided to delete all the MRLs for the 56 substances.Those substances have not been detected in any imported foods in Japan for the last five years according to monitoring data on agricultural chemicals residue conducted by the MHLW. Japan is of the view that the deletion of the MRLs is unlikely to have negative impact on the current international trade.Pesticides: 2-(1-Naphthyl)acetamide, 2,2-DPA, Bensulide, Butroxydim, Carbetamide, Carbonyl sulphide, Chloroneb, Clodinafop acid, Cycloate, Endothal, Florasulam, Flupropanate, Furathiocarb, Imazamethabenz methyl ester, Metosulam, Naphthalophos, Oxabetrinil, Oxycarboxin, Pebulate, Phosphamidon, Pyrithiobac-sodium, Sec-Butylamine, Tebuthiuron, Terbutryn, TolyfloxysulfuronPesticide/Veterinary drugs: Azamethiphos, Phenothrin, TetrachlorvinphosVeterinary drugs: Aliphatic alcohol ethoxylates, Aspoxicillin, Baquiloprim, Buquinolate, Cefacetrile, Famphur, Fenprostalene, Haloxon, Kitasamycin, Laidlomycin, Methylbenzoquate(Nequinate), Metoserpate hydrochloride, Novobiocin, Oxacillin, Polymyxine B, Sulfabenzamide, Sulfabromomethazine sodium, Sulfacetamide, Sulfaethoxypyridazine, Sulfaguanidine, Sulfamerazine, Sulfamethoxypyridazine, Sulfanilamide, Sulfanitran, Sulfapyridine, Sulfatroxazole, Temephos, Tripelennamine

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Fipronil.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Buprofezin.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Fluthiacet-methyl.

As was announced in G/SPS/N/JPN/471/Add.1 dated 14 November 2016, the revised Article 45 of "the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" will enter into force on 1 November 2017, and raw milk/milk products will be added to the list of items subject to animal health quarantine.In G/SPS/N/JPN/471/Add.2 dated 16 February 2017, MAFF proposed the draft Animal Health Requirements to set out detailed import conditions including required statements in the health certificate to be applied to raw milk/milk products to be imported into Japan from 1 November 2017(*).In G/SPS/N/JPN/471/Add.3 dated 1 May 2017, MAFF proposed the adopted Animal Health Requirements for raw milk/milk products to be exported to Japan and the model format of the health certificate. This is to notify Ukraine and Puerto Rico are added on Listed countries of the Annex of the adopted Animal Health Requirements: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/JPN/17_3487_00_e.pdf(*)Note: Raw milk/milk products arriving in Japan on and after 1 November 2017, including products exported from exporting countries before 1 November 2017, will need to be accompanied by the health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country in accordance with the AHRs.

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: EPN.