WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/JPN/73
11 October 2001
(01-4976)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Food-contact apparatus, container, or package.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Revision of Specification and
Standards for Food-Contact Apparatus, Cont ainer, or Package under the Food Sanitation
Law (available in English, 2 pages).
5. Description of content:  Any apparatus, container or package for edible fats/oils and oily
foods may not be made of polyvinyl chloride including di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).
This provision is not applied to the case where no DEHP can migrate into foods.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[    ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The basic law is the
food Sanitation Law.  The said amendments will appear in "KANPO" (Official Government
Gazette) when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  As soon as possible after the comment period.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  As soon as possible after the comment period.
11. Final date for comments:  18 December 2001.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           