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JapanProposed measure, not in force yet

Animals; live – Japan

Official title

Amendment to the List of Regulated Living Organisms under the Invasive Alien Species Act

Japan notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 12 June 2026. The comment period closed on 11 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

All species of the genus Lepomis Hybrid organisms of all species of the genus Lepomis Maccullochella peelii Macquaria ambigua All species of the genus Coreoperca excluding C. kawamebari

HS codes
  • 01 · Animals; live
    • 01 LIVE ANIMALS
    • 010690 Live animals (excl. mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates and cultures of micro-organisms, etc.)
Notifying member
Japan
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/JPN/1415
Keywords
Animal health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 11 August 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 August 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/1415; it can take them up with Japan.

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What the notification says

To designate all species of the genus Lepomis, Hybrid organisms of all species of the genus Lepomis, Maccullochella peelii, Macquaria ambigua, all species of the genus Coreoperca excluding C. kawamebari as Invasive Alien Species (IAS).

Sources

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