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JapanEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

Official title

Emergency measures to mitigate the risk of introducing Cydia pomonella (Codling moth)

Japan notified this emergency SPS measure on 10 April 2026. Emergency measures can apply immediately.

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At a glance

Products

Fresh fruits of the following plants: apricot (Prunus armeniaca), cherry (inlcuding Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus, others), plum (including Prunus domestica, Prunus salicina), quince (Cydonia oblonga), peach (Prunus persica), Pyrus, Malus. Fresh fruits and nuts in shell of the following plants: Jugla

HS codes
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS
    • 080840 Fresh quinces
    • 080910 Fresh apricots
    • 08092 Cherries:
    • 080930 Fresh peaches, incl. nectarines
    • 080940 Fresh plums and sloes
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/1403
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

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/1403; it forwards comments to Japan.

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What the notification says

To prevent the introduction of Cydia pomonella into Japan, MAFF has taken emergency measures to prohibit the import of host plants of C. pomonella (specified in Item 3 of this notification) originated in Nepal based on examination of the relevant documents listed in Item 10.

Sources

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