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Fruit – Japan

Official title

Emergency measures to mitigate the risk of introducing Bactrocera dorsalis species complex

Japan notified this emergency SPS measure on 22 December 2025. Emergency measures can apply immediately.

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At a glance

Products

Fresh fruit of fijian longan (Pometia pinnata (syn. Allophylus cobbe))

Notifying member
Japan
Status
Emergency measure, may already apply
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Emergency notifications (SPS)
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/JPN/1379
Keywords
Pests, Plant health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Not set in the notification
Proposed entry into force
This emergency measure will enter into force on the day following the date on which this notification is distributed.

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/JPN/1379; it forwards comments to Japan.

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What the notification says

To prevent the introduction of the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex into Japan, MAFF will take emergency measures prohibiting the import of fresh fruit of Fijian longan (Pometia pinnata (syn. Allophylus cobbe)), which is a host plant of Bactrocera dorsalis species complex originating in the country listed in Item 4.

Sources

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