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Jun. 15, 2011Japón: autoriza isoquinoline y pyrrole como aditivos alimentarios y establecen estándares y especificaciones para dichas sustancias
| World Trade
Organization |
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| G/SPS/N/JPN/279
9 June 2011 |
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| (11-2841) | |
| Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
NOTIFICATION
| 1. | Notifying Member: Japan
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
| 2. | Agency responsible: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| 3. | Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food additives (Isoquinoline and Pyrrole) |
| 4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5. | Title of the notified document: Amendment to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Food Sanitation Law and the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives Language(s): English Number of pages: 5
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/JPN/11_1820_00_e.pdf |
| 6. | Description of content: Authorization of isoquinoline and pyrrole as food additives and establishment of standards and specifications for these substances. |
| 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. | Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) [ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [X] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: |
| 9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Food Sanitation Law. When adopted, this amendment will be published in “KAMPO”, the official Japanese Governmental Gazette (available in Japanese) |
| 10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): As soon as possible after the final date for the comment period.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): As soon as possible after the final date for the comment period. |
| 11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): As soon as possible after publication
[X] Trade facilitating measure |
| 12. | Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 8 August 2011
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: |
| 13. | Texts 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.: +(81) 3 5501 8344 Fax: +(81) 3 5501 8343 E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp |