Notification of revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act and relevant notifications

The revisions of "the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act" were published in Japanese Official Gazette on 24 May 2016.
Revisions of lists will enter into force after six months from the date of adoption (on 24 November 2016) with the exception of the following:
- Deletion of three quarantine pests from the Annexed Table 1, deletion of country in the item No. 22 and 23 of the Annexed Table 1-2, deletion of country and plant and addition of plant in the item No. 1 of the Annexed Table 2, Provisional Quarantine Pest list, and Non-Quarantine Pest List will enter into force on the date of adoption (on 24 May 2016).
- Revision of the Annexed Table 1-2 will enter into force one year from the date of adoption (on 24 May 2017) (excluding the nine quarantine pests which will be moved from the Annexed Table 1-2 to the Annexed Table 2-2, which will enter into force after six months from the date of adoption ).

1. The Annexed Table 1 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (Quarantine Pest List):
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kikaku/pdf/01_at1_qualant_pest_list.pdf
2. The Annexed Table 1-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (List of the Plants Subject to Field Inspection in Exporting Countries):
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kikaku/pdf/02_at1_2_field_inspect.pdf
3. The Annexed Table 2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (List of the Import Prohibited Plants):
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kikaku/pdf/03_at2_import_prohibit_plants.pdf
4. The Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (List of the plants subject to Specific Phytosanitary Measures to be carried out in Exporting Countries):
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kikaku/pdf/04_at2_2_specific_measures.pdf
5. Provisional Quarantine Pest List:
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kikaku/pdf/05_pro_quarant_pest_list.pdf
6. Non-Quarantine Pest List:
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/keneki/kikaku/pdf/06_non_quarant_pest.pdf