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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/129 
4 October 2004 
 (04-4134) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Food additive (Propanol) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Amendments to the 
Enforcement Ordinance of the Food Sanitati on Law and the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives (Available in English;  2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Authorization of propanol as a food additive and establishment of 
standards and specifications for this substance. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   None 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food Sanitation Law. 
When adopted, this food additive will be pub lished in the Official Government Gazette, 
"KAMPO" (Available in Japanese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   As soon as possible after the final date for comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   As soon as possible after the final date for comment 
period. 
12. Final date for comments:  14 December 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    G/SPS/N/JPN/129 
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