WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/37
27 February 2002
(02-0980)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Dried Japanese noodles
(HS:  1902.19)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Standard for
Labelling on Quality of Dried Japanese Noodles (3 pages, in Japanese)
6. Description of content:   The Standard for Labelling on Quality of Dried Noodles is
amended as follows:
(1) To delete the provision prohibiting the use of term "hand-made style" and its similar
variations in accordance with abolition of the Standard for Labelling on Quality ofHome-made Somen;  and
(2) To enable dried udon, dried hiramen, hiyamugi  and somen to be labelled as
"hoshimen".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the consumers' interest.
8. Relevant documents:   The Law Concerning Standardization and Proper Labelling of
Agricultural and Forestry  Products (1950 Law No.175)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd quarter 2002 (To be announced in the official gazette)
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced in the official gazette
10. Final date for comments:   6 May 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           