NJPN473

WORLD TRADEG/SPS/N/JPN/473ORGANIZATION25 August 2016(16-4533)Page:1/2Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresOriginal:EnglishNOTIFICATIONNotifying Member:JAPANIf applicable,name of local government involved:Agency responsible:Ministry of Health,Labour and Welfare(MHLW)Products covered (provide tariff item number(s)as specified in nationalschedules deposited with the WTO;ICS numbers should be provided inaddition,where applicable):Food additive (Sodium chlorite)Regions or countries likely to be affected,to the extent relevant or practicable:[X]All trading partners[]Specific regions or countries:Title of the notified document:Amendment to the Enforcement Ordinance of theFood Sanitation Law and the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food AdditivesLanguage(s):English Number of pages:4http://members.wto.orq/crnattachments/2016/SPS/PN/16 3499 00 e.pdf6.Description of content:Revision of the existing use standards for sodium chlorite.1Objective and rationale:[X]food safety,animal health,plant protection,protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,protect territory fromother damage from pests.8.Is there a relevant international standard?If so,identify the standard:[]Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.title or serial number of Codexstandard or related text)[]World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)(e.g.Terrestrial or AquaticAnimal Health Code,chapter number)[]International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.ISPM number)[X]NoneDoes this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?[]Yes []NoIf no,describe,whenever possible,how and why it deviates from theinternational standard:9Other relevant documents and language(s)in which these are available:Food Sanitation Law.When adopted,this amendment will be published in Kampo,theofficial Japanese Governmental Gazette (available in Japanese).