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8 September 2020  
(20-6062) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if diff erent 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):  Organic 
turkey  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft revision 
of Japanese agricultural standards for organic livestock (Notification No. 1608 of 2005) 
(18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  In order to introduce the new standards for organic turkey, 
MAFF will revise the Japanese Agricultural Standards for Organic Livestock  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To reflect current practi ce in the production of organic livestock products; 
Harmonization; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Japanese Agricultural Standards for Organic Livestock (Administrative rule of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries No.  1608 of 27 October 2005)  
https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/standard/jas/specific/attach/pdf/criteria_o -13.pdf  
2. Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (Act No. 175 o f 11 May 1950)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/JPN/671  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: (+81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/JPN/20_5322_00_e.pdf  
 