Japan: Japan Proposes Amendments to its Phytosanitary Certificate Requirements

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Japan: Japan Proposes to Enforce Phytosanitary Certificate Requirement for Certain Agricultural Imports

On October 3, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to Japan’s Plant Protection Act regarding phytosanitary certificate requirements. The public comment period for the notification (G/SPS/N/JPN/684) will close on December 2, 2019. Interested U.S. parties are encouraged to send their comments to the U.S. enquiry point (us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov) by November 25, 2019.

Japan: Japan Proposes to Enforce Phytosanitary Certificate Requirement for Certain Agricultural Imports

 

 

World Trade Organization, Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Japan

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