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WTO notification · SPS

JapanProposed measure, not in force yet

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods

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 28 August 2026. The comment period closed on 27 October 2026.

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Products

Meat and edible meat offal; Aquatic animals and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates; Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey

HS codes
  • 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
    • 0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
    • 0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen
    • 0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen
    • 0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen
    • 0205 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.
    • 0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
    • 0207 Meat and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls, fresh, chilled or frozen
    • 0208 Meat and edible offal of rabbits, hares, pigeons and other animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (excl. of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses…
    • 0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
All 50 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
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 0401 Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
    • 0407 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
    • 0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not…
    • 0409 Natural honey.
  • 05 · Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included
    • 0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked.
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 0701 Potatoes, fresh or chilled
    • 0702 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled.
    • 0703 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled
    • 0704 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled
    • 0705 Lettuce 'Lactuca sativa' and chicory 'Cichorium spp.', fresh or chilled
    • 0706 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled
    • 0707 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled.
    • 0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled
    • 0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled (excl. potatoes, tomatoes, alliaceous vegetables, edible brassicas, lettuce 'Lactuca sativa' and chicory 'Cichorium spp.'…
    • 0710 Vegetables, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen
    • 0713 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split
    • 0714 Roots and tubers of manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh…
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 0801 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
    • 0802 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled (excl. coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts)
    • 0803 Bananas, incl. plantains, fresh or dried
    • 0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried
    • 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried
    • 0806 Grapes, fresh or dried
    • 0807 Melons, incl. watermelons, and papaws 'papayas', fresh
    • 0808 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh
    • 0809 Apricots, cherries, peaches incl. nectarines, plums and sloes, fresh
    • 0810 Fresh strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, back, white or red currants, gooseberries and other edible fruits (excl. nuts, bananas, dates, figs…
    • 0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
    • 0814 Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative…
  • 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
    • 0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion
    • 0902 Tea, whether or not flavoured
    • 0903 Maté.
    • 0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
    • 0905 Vanilla
    • 0906 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers
Notifying member
Japan
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/JPN/1427
Keywords
Food safety, Human health, Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 27 October 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 27 October 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/1427; 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 /Veterinary drug: Imidacloprid.

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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