WTO notification · SPS
JapanAdopted, according to its latest notice
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Draft revision of the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control
Japan issued an addendum on 10 November 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1359. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 22 July 2025. The comment period closed on 20 September 2025.
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Live poultry and poultry products
Latest notice (G/SPS/N/JPN/1359/Add.1, 10 November 2025)
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Notification of revision of the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control
MAFF proposed revision of the Article 45 of 'the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control' to add an emu to the list of animals subject to animal quarantine with regard to Notifiable Avian Influenza in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1359. The revision of 'the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control' was published in Japanese Official Gazette on 29 September 2025. The revision will enter into force on 1 October 2026.
MAFF is proposing a revision of the Article 45 of the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control to add emus to the list of animals subject to animal quarantine with regard to Notifiable Avian Influenza. Once emus are subject to animal quarantine, the import of live emus and products derived from emus will not be permitted without an appropriate health certificate issued by the animal health authority of the exporting country.
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AddendumG/SPS/N/JPN/1359/Add.1
Notification of revision of the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control
MAFF proposed revision of the Article 45 of 'the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control' to add an emu to the list of animals subject to animal quarantine with regard to Notifiable Avian Influenza in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1359. The revision of 'the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control' was published in Japanese Official Gazette on 29 September 2025. The revision will enter into force on 1 October 2026.
Regular notificationG/SPS/N/JPN/1359
Comment deadline: Closed on 20 September 2025
Draft revision of the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control
MAFF is proposing a revision of the Article 45 of the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control to add emus to the list of animals subject to animal quarantine with regard to Notifiable Avian Influenza. Once emus are subject to animal quarantine, the import of live emus and products derived from emus will not be permitted without an appropriate health certificate issued by the animal health authority of the exporting country.
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