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Notifying
Member: JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Consumer Affairs
Agency (CAA)
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Products
covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable): Food additives (Methyl
Cellulose and Dimethyl Dicarbonate)
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Revision of
the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. Under the
Food Sanitation Act. Language(s):
English. Number of
pages: 3
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/JPN/24_05703_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: Deletion of the use
standards for methyl cellulose and modification of the storage standards for
dimethyl dicarbonate.
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Objective
and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[X] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are
available:
Food Sanitation
Act (available in English at:
https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/ja/laws/view/3687).
When
adopted, this revision will be published in Kampo,
the Official Government Gazette (available in Japanese).
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): As soon as possible.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): As soon as possible.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
As soon as possible after publication.
[X] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of 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:
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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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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