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Notifying
Member: JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: The 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): Host plants of Bactrocera dorsalis species complex and
host plants of Erwinia amylovora
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[ ] All trading partners
[X] Specific regions or
countries: Guyana; Pakistan; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
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Title of
the notified document: Emergency
measures to mitigate the risk of introducing Bactrocera
dorsalis species complex and Erwinia
amylovora. Language(s):
English. Number of pages:
4
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/JPN/25_01919_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: To prevent the
introduction of Bactrocera dorsalis species
complex and Erwinia amylovora
into Japan, MAFF has taken emergency measures to prohibit the import of host
plants of Bactrocera dorsalis
species complex originated in Guyana and host plants of Erwinia amylovora originated in Pakistan
and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Details of
the emergency measures are provided in the document attached.
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Objective
and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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Nature
of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: MAFF has stipulated Bactrocera
dorsalis species complex and Erwinia
amylovora as important quarantine pests and prohibited the import
of host plants from specific countries where they are present. To prevent
the introduction of the pests into Japan, MAFF has decided to ban import of
the host plants of Bactrocera dorsalis
species complex originated in Guyana and host plants of Erwinia amylovora originated in Pakistan
and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is an emergency action before the
enforcement of the revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant
Protection Act based on the newly confirmed information on the outbreak and
spread of the 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):
[X] International Plant
Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): IPPC Article 7, ISPM No. 1 and ISPM No. 20
[ ] 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: List of the Import Prohibited Plants (Annexed Table 2 of the
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act), MAF Ordinance No.
73/1950 (online), available from https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/law/houki/shorei/E_Annexed_Table2.html
Details of other relevant documents are
provided in the document attached.
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Date of
entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period
of application (as applicable): 6 March
2025
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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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
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:
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
Fax: +(81 3) 5501 8343
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp
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