WTO notification · TBT
JapanProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Official title
Partial amendment to the Standards for Biological Raw Materials
Japan notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 23 January 2026. The comment period closed on 24 March 2026.
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Drug, quasi-drug, cosmetic, medical device and regenerative medical product (hereinafter referred as 'drugs, etc.') (HS 30, HS 33)
The comment period closed on 24 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/JPN/898; it can take them up with Japan.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The Standards for Ruminant-Derived Raw Materials in the Standards for Biological Raw Materials (the notification No.210 of MHLW, 2003) shall be partially amended as follows: To exclude 'backbone' and 'skull' derived from cattle aged 30 months or younger from the list of parts prohibited for use as raw materials for drugs, etc. To update the description regarding the country of origin based on the revision of countries in which the risk of BSE pathogen propagation is considered negligible by the World Organisation for Animal Health, including the removal of references of Canadian-origin materials.
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Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1434
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