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Notifying
Member: JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
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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): Zinc bacitracin and
Calcium halofuginone polystyrenesulfonate as feed additives
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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: Revocation
of designation of zinc bacitracin and calcium halofuginone
polystyrenesulfonate as feed additives. Language(s):
. Number of
pages:
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Description
of content: MAFF will revoke
designation of zinc bacitracin and calcium halofuginone polystyrenesulfonate
as feed additives since these feed additives are no longer used, produced,
imported or expected to be used in the future in/into Japan.
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Objective
and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] 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:
This
revision is to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official Government
Gazette) when adopted (available in Japanese).
The
current Ministerial Ordinance is available from the URL: https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=351M50010000035.
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
Revoking designation of zinc bacitracin and calcium halofuginone
polystyrenesulfonate as feed additives will enter into force at the date of
publication since these feed additives are no longer imported into Japan.
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 20 February 2026
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:
Standards
Information Service
International
Trade Division
Economic
Affairs Bureau
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8919, Japan
Tel: +(81 3) 5501 8344
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:
Standards Information Service
International Trade Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8919, Japan
Tel: +(81 3) 5501 8344
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp
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