MAFF notified the proposed revision to Articles 16 and 17 of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF, as well as the insertion of Article 28 into the Ministerial Ordinance under the Act, in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1413, in order to legally introduce selective culling, instead of stamping-out, in the event of CSF outbreaks within vaccination areas. The aforementioned Act, Ministerial Ordinance and Guidelines were revised on 19 May 2026 and entered into force on the same date. The following are reference URLs (all in Japanese): Amendment Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Summary of the Amendments to the Ministerial Ordinance under the Act Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF