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G/SPS/N/JPN/796 12 November 2020 (20-8114) Page: 1/2 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English NOTIFICATION 1. Notifying Member: JAPAN If applicable, name of local government involved: 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 3. 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): Pet food (HS Code 23.09 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding) 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: 5. Title of the notified document: Amendment to "Ministerial Ordinance on Specifications and Standards of Pet Food" (Ordinance No. 1 of 28 April 2009 of the Mini stry of Agriculture, forestry and Fisheries/Ministry of the Environment). Language(s): . Number of pages: 6. Description of content: MAFF will revise the Maximum level of Arsenic in pet food from "Arsenic 15 μg/g" to "Inorganic Arsenic (sum of As(III) and As(V)) 2 μg/g" in "Ministerial Ordinance on Specifications and Standards of Pet Food" (Ordinance No. 1 of 28 April 2009 of the Ministry of Agriculture, forestry and Fisheries/Ministry of the Environment). 7. 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. 8. 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: G/SPS/N/JPN/796 - 2 - 9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: This amendment is to be publicised in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. The Current Ministerial ordinance is available from the URL; Japanese https://elaws.e- gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=421M60001200001 English http://www.famic.go.jp/ffis/pet/obj/sub1e_seibunkikaku.pdf 10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. 11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): [ ] Trade facilitating measure 12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 11 January 2021 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: +(813) 5501 8344 Fax: +(813) 5501 8343 E-mail: [email protected] 13. 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: +(813) 5501 8344 Fax: +(813) 5501 8343 E-mail: [email protected]