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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 poultry, poultry
meat or egg products
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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: Argentina; Brazil; United Kingdom
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Title of
the notified document: Import
suspension of poultry meat and egg products from Argentina; Import suspension
of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from part of Brazil; Import
suspension of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from part of the
United Kingdom. Language(s):
English. Number of pages:
2
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/JPN/25_05546_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: In order to prevent the
introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan,
MAFF has taken import suspension measures based on Articles 37 and 44 of the
"Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and other relevant
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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Nature
of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Import suspension measures due to outbreak of HPAI. See No. 8 in
the attachment for more information.
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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): Chapter
10.4. "Infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses"
[ ] 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: See No. 10 in the
attachment for more information.
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11.
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Date of
entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period
of application (as applicable): See No.
11 in the attachment for more information.
[ ] 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:
Japan Enquiry
Point
International
Trade Division
Economic
Affairs Bureau
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Fax: +(81 31) 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 31) 5501 8343
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp
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