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NOTIFICATION Addendum The following communication, received on 6 April 2021, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Japan. _______________ Amendment to "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) The proposed revision of 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 G/SPS/N/JPN/796 (dated 12 November 2020) has been published in "KAMPO" (1 April 2021) (Official Government Gazette available in Japanese only). Date of entry into force: 1 October 2021. This addendum concerns a: [ ] Modification of final date for comments [X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation [ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation [ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force [ ] Other: Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.) [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to 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: 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] 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] __________