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WTO notification · SPS

JapanProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Fish and crustaceans; Cereals – Japan

Official title

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

Japan notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 31 March 2026. The comment period closed on 30 May 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Aquatic animals and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates; Cereals

HS codes
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 0302 Fish, fresh or chilled (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)
    • 0303 Frozen fish (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)
    • 0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced, fresh, chilled or frozen
    • 0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked, incl. crustaceans in shell cooked by steaming or…
    • 0307 Molluscs, fit for human consumption, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
    • 0308 Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked
All 10 codes
  • 10 · Cereals
    • 1004 Oats
    • 1006 Rice
    • 1007 Grain sorghum
    • 1008 Buckwheat, millet, canary seed and other cereals (excl. wheat and meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice and grain sorghum)
Notifying member
Japan
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 31 March 2026. Check WTO ePing or Japan for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/JPN/1401
Keywords
Food safety, Maximum residue limits (MRLs), Human health

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 30 May 2026
Proposed adoption
As soon as possible after the final date of the comment period.
Proposed entry into force
These proposed standards will take effect after a certain period of grace.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 30 May 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/1401; it can take them up with Japan.

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What the notification says

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Pentoxazone.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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