Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification of emergency measures - Japan - Raw milk and / or un-heated / un-treated milk products - Addendum

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES

Addendum

The following communication, received on 10 December 2025, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Japan.

 

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Lifting the import suspension of raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products from Germany

In order to prevent the introduction of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) virus into Japan, MAFF suspended the import of raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products from Germany, including those shipped through third countries, on 11 January 2025, based on the "Animal Health Requirements for raw milk and/or milk products to be exported to Japan from Listed countries" and the Article 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".

Based on the information regarding FMD control measures in Germany, it was concluded that resuming imports of raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products from Germany would pose a negligible risk of FMD introduction into Japan.

Therefore, raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products produced on or after 12 November 2025 are permitted for import, and _G/SPS/N/JPN/1321 will be withdrawn on the date of circulation of this notification

In addition, MAFF has modified the listed countries which are defined in the "Animal Health Requirements for raw milk and/or milk products to be exported to Japan from Listed countries" and now Germany is included in the listed countries.

This addendum concerns a:

[ ]           Modification of final date for comments

[ ]           Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation

[X]          Withdrawal of regulation

[ ]           Change in period of application of measure

[ ]           Other:

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

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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