Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-Box-III.3 |
Japan |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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Box 3.3 Key agencies responsible for SPS measures
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Department of Environmental Health and Food Safety, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau
Responsible for administration of food safety including specifications and standards for food, food additives, pesticide residues, animal drug residues, genetically modified foods and food containers, inspection and safety measures for food.
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Ministry of the Environment
Responsible for managing risks to the environment from imports, including from invasive alien species.
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Genetic
Environment
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-III§146 |
Japan |
2017 |
Measures |
Quarantine requirements |
Fisheries |
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The Ministerial Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources was revised on 27 January 2016, as were the Aquatic Quarantine Measures notably regarding the diseases and aquatic animal species subject to import quarantine and a detention period.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-III§155 |
Japan |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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Genetically modified (GM) foods must be labelled as such. Presently, the list of GM products that need to be labelled comprises eight crops (soybeans, corn, rapeseed, potatoes, cottonseed, alfalfa, papaya, and sugar beet) and 33 kinds of designated processed food, mainly made of soybeans or corn; papaya and processed foods containing papaya as a main ingredient are recent additions. The MHLW does not permit imports of GM foods that do not meet its safety requirements.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-III§162 |
Japan |
2017 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
Not specified |
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Japan has made four notifications to the Government Procurement Committee since 2014, namely a notification on the partial revision of the Basic Policy concerning the Promotion of Contracts Considering Reduction of Emissions of Greenhouse Gases and Others by the State and Other Entities , and three notifications on successive revisions to the Basic Policy for the Promotion of the Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services under the Law concerning the Promotion of the Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.28 |
Japan |
2017 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
Services |
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Table 3.28 Procurement by type of service, 2013 and 2014
Type of service 2013 2014
Total value
(¥100 million) Foreign share (%) Total value (¥100 million) Foreign share (%)
Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and other environmental protection 92.2 0.0 289.6 0.0
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-IV§26 |
Japan |
2017 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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With a view to maintaining and demonstrating the multi-functional roles of agriculture and rural areas, the Act on Multi-Functionality of Agriculture was promulgated in June 2014 and entered into force in April 2015. The law aims to reform direct payments and establishes three programmes that aim to: (1) promote environmentally friendly farming practices and activities; (2) provide assistance to farmers in hilly and mountainous areas; and (3) maintain and enhance multi functionality.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-IV§27 |
Japan |
2017 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Under the direct payment programme for environmentally friendly farming, a total area of 74,180 ha was estimated to receive an average payment of ¥56,792 per ha in FY2015.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-IV§49 |
Japan |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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Overall responsibility for national fisheries policies lies with the Fisheries Agency in MAFF, while prefectural governments are responsible for local issues, such as management of local fisheries resources. Regarding important policy decision-making, the Fisheries Policy Council (at national level), the Regional Fisheries Coordination Committees (at regional level), and the Sea Area Coordination Committees (at prefectural level) are consulted for opinions depending on the nature of the issue.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-IV§50 |
Japan |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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The main laws concerning the fisheries sector include: the Fisheries Law (last amended in 2016), the Basic Law on the Fisheries Policy of 2001 (last amended in 2014), the Fisheries Cooperative Association Law (last amended in 2016), the Law to Ensure Sustainable Aquaculture Production of 1999 (last amended in 2014), the Act on the Exercise of the Sovereign Right for Fishery, etc. in the Exclusive Economic Zone of 1996 (last amended in 2014), the Act on Preservation and Control of Living Marine Resources of 1996 (last amended in 2007), and the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources of 1951 (last amended in 2015). The authorities state that amendments of these laws during the review period did not involve any changes in their substance. In June 2014, the Inland Water Fishery Promotion Act entered into force. The Act aims to restore inland water fishery resources (e.g. the Japanese eel). Under the Act, enterprises engaging in eel aquaculture must obtain a permit from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as of June 2015.
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Fish
Sustainable
Natural resources
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/351/REV.1 |
S-IV§51 |
Japan |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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Policy for the fisheries sector is set out in the 2012 Basic Plan for Fisheries, unchanged since Japan's previous review. It sets out several objectives for the sector and fishing communities, based on four axes: reconstruction of damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake; sustainable use of resources through resource management and sustainable aquaculture; promotion of consumption based on food safety, quality, and promotion; and the improved safety and livelihood of fishing communities.
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Fish
Sustainable
Natural resources
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