WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/39
8 March 2002
(02-1187)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Agricultural chemicals
(HS:  3280 and 29 which is imported as active ingredient of agricultural chemicals)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Standard levels of
dioxins used in the inspections in Agricultural Chemicals
6. Description of content:   In accordance with the Article 14.3 of the Agricultural Chemical
Regulation Law, Japanese Government establishes the standard levels of dioxins used in the
inspections conducted under the said article for agricultural chemicals as impurities, taking
account of the feasibility in detection and the toxicity of each dioxin.
This draft standard has also been notified according to the SPS Agreement.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Enhancing the quality of Agricultural Chemicals
8. Relevant documents:   The  basic law is the Agricultural Chemical Regulation Law
(1948, Law No. 82)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd or 3rd quarter 2002 (to be announced in the official
gazette)
Proposed date of entry into force:  2nd or 3rd quarter 2002 (to be announced in the official
gazette)
10. Final date for comments:   13 May 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: