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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): Live horses
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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: Animal
health requirements for horses competing in the Asian Games 2026. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 10
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/JPN/26_00322_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: Japan will host the
equestrian competitions of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, which will
be held from 19 September to 4 October 2026. To facilitate the smooth
cross-border movement of horses, the animal health requirements for horses
competing in the Asian Games 2026 have been established. Under the
requirements, the horses are required to stay only in countries/regions that
have bilateral animal health requirements with Japan during the 60 days prior
to the commencement of the 10-day pre-export quarantine before departure for
Japan. These countries/regions have already undergone the required risk
assessment procedures. Among these countries /regions, the horses are
required to undergo the pre-export quarantine in a specific country/region,
which was designated by the organizing committee for logistical reasons.
Other details, including testing and vaccination requirements, are also set
out in the requirements.
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Objective
and rationale: [ ] 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):
[X] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 4.17. High health status horse
subpopulation, Chapter 5.12. Model passport for international movement of
competition horses
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[ ] None
Does
this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[X] 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:
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10.
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 23 December 2025
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 16 January 2026
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
23 December 2025
[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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