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Planned revision of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control, its Ministerial Ordinance, and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF
Japan issued an addendum on 12 June 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1413. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 7 May 2026.
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Live pig and pig products, to the extent relevant to disease control measures for Classical Swine Fever (CSF)
Latest notice (G/SPS/N/JPN/1413/Add.1, 12 June 2026)
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Notification of revision of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control, its Ministerial Ordinance, and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of Classical Swine Fever (CSF)
MAFF notified the proposed revision to Articles 16 and 17 of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF, as well as the insertion of Article 28 into the Ministerial Ordinance under the Act, in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1413, in order to legally introduce selective culling, instead of stamping-out, in the event of CSF outbreaks within vaccination areas. The aforementioned Act, Ministerial Ordinance and Guidelines were revised on 19 May 2026 and entered into force on the same date. The following are reference URLs (all in Japanese): Amendment Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Summary of the Amendments to the Ministerial Ordinance under the Act Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF
MAFF plans to revise Articles 16 and 17 of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF and to insert Article 28 into the Ministerial Ordinance under the Act in order to legally introduce selective culling, instead of stamping-out, in the event of CSF outbreaks within vaccination areas, based on accumulated scientific evidence.
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AddendumG/SPS/N/JPN/1413/Add.1
Notification of revision of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control, its Ministerial Ordinance, and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of Classical Swine Fever (CSF)
MAFF notified the proposed revision to Articles 16 and 17 of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF, as well as the insertion of Article 28 into the Ministerial Ordinance under the Act, in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1413, in order to legally introduce selective culling, instead of stamping-out, in the event of CSF outbreaks within vaccination areas. The aforementioned Act, Ministerial Ordinance and Guidelines were revised on 19 May 2026 and entered into force on the same date. The following are reference URLs (all in Japanese): Amendment Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Summary of the Amendments to the Ministerial Ordinance under the Act Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF
Regular notificationG/SPS/N/JPN/1413
Planned revision of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control, its Ministerial Ordinance, and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF
MAFF plans to revise Articles 16 and 17 of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control and the Specific Guidelines for the Control of CSF and to insert Article 28 into the Ministerial Ordinance under the Act in order to legally introduce selective culling, instead of stamping-out, in the event of CSF outbreaks within vaccination areas, based on accumulated scientific evidence.
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