WTO notification · SPS
JapanEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency
Official title
Import suspension of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from part of Canada; Import suspension of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from part of the United Kingdom; Import suspension of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products from part of the United States of America
Japan notified this emergency SPS measure on 23 October 2025. Emergency measures can apply immediately.
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Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.
Published here:
Live poultry, poultry meat and egg products
The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/JPN/1377; it forwards comments to Japan.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has taken import suspension measures based on Articles 37 and 44 of the 'Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control' and other relevant requirements.
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