 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/119 
29 June 2004 
 (04-2795) 
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 (Isobutanol) 
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 of the 
enforcement ordinance of the Food Sanitation La w and the standards and specifications for 
food additives (available in English, two pages) 
6. Description of content:  Authorization of Isobuta nol as a food additive and establishment of 
standards and specifications for this substance. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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 publishe d in the Official G overnmental Gazette, 
Kanpo  (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:  19 August 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:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 