WTO notification · TBT
JapanProposed measure, not in force yet
Official title
Partial amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Biological Products
Japan notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 9 September 2026. The comment period closed on 9 October 2026.
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Published here:
Pharmaceutical products (HS: 30)
The comment period closed on 9 October 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/915; it can take them up with Japan.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products will be amended as follows: ・Regarding the standard for 'Recombinant Adsorbed Hepatitis B Vaccine (Prepared from Yeast)', 'Tests on vector and inserted gene' will be amended to 'Tests on inserted gene'. ・Regarding the standard for 'Freeze-dried Live Attenuated Rubella Vaccine', a test by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) may be used for the Identification Test. ・Regarding the standard for 'Freeze-dried Live Attenuated Measles Vaccine', a test by RT-PCR may be used for the Test for freedom from extraneous viruses and the Identification Test. ・In addition, regarding the standard for 'Freeze-dried Live Attenuated Measles-Rubella Combined Vaccine', a test by RT-PCR may be used for the Confirmation of the labeling.
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