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Revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources
Japan issued an addendum on 4 March 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1378. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 10 December 2025. The comment period closed on 8 February 2026.
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Live crustaceans limited to Penaeidae and Palaemonidae, and live molluscs limited to Haliotis rubra and Haliotis laevigata, and their aquatic animal products for aquaculture
The comment period closed on 8 February 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/JPN/1378/Add.1; it can take them up with Japan.
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Notification of revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources
MAFF proposed revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources to add a disease and target animals subject to import quarantine (for aquaculture) in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1378 (dated 10 December 2025). The revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources will be published on 9 March 2026 and enter into force on 9 June 2026. Bilateral consultations with countries that have exported to Japan the crustaceans for aquaculture, which are subject to import quarantine as targeted aquatic animals, have confirmed that three months would be sufficient for the exporting countries to adapt to the revised health requirements.
The content of the amendment: Add infection with decapod iridescent virus 1 to the list of diseases subject to import quarantine for Penaeidae and Palaemonidae. Add Haliotis rubra and Haliotis laevigata to the list of target animals for infection with abalone herpesvirus. Since the above-mentioned diseases will become subject to import quarantine after the amended regulation enters into force, the exporting country and Japan will need to discuss the relevant risk management measures and establish the import requirements. Live crustaceans (Penaeidae and Palaemonidae), live molluscs (Haliotis rubra and Haliotis laevigata), and their aquatic animal products for aquaculture must then be accompanied by an appropriate health certificate to meet the bilaterally agreed import requirements upon importation into Japan.
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AddendumG/SPS/N/JPN/1378/Add.1
Notification of revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources
MAFF proposed revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources to add a disease and target animals subject to import quarantine (for aquaculture) in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1378 (dated 10 December 2025). The revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources will be published on 9 March 2026 and enter into force on 9 June 2026. Bilateral consultations with countries that have exported to Japan the crustaceans for aquaculture, which are subject to import quarantine as targeted aquatic animals, have confirmed that three months would be sufficient for the exporting countries to adapt to the revised health requirements.
Regular notificationG/SPS/N/JPN/1378
Comment deadline: Closed on 8 February 2026
Revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources
The content of the amendment: Add infection with decapod iridescent virus 1 to the list of diseases subject to import quarantine for Penaeidae and Palaemonidae. Add Haliotis rubra and Haliotis laevigata to the list of target animals for infection with abalone herpesvirus. Since the above-mentioned diseases will become subject to import quarantine after the amended regulation enters into force, the exporting country and Japan will need to discuss the relevant risk management measures and establish the import requirements. Live crustaceans (Penaeidae and Palaemonidae), live molluscs (Haliotis rubra and Haliotis laevigata), and their aquatic animal products for aquaculture must then be accompanied by an appropriate health certificate to meet the bilaterally agreed import requirements upon importation into Japan.
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