Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Emergency measures to mitigate the risk of introducing Radopholus similis
| WTO code |
G/SPS/N/JPN/1272 |
| Date notice |
28/08/2024 |
| Notice type |
Emrgency |
| Title |
Emergency measures to mitigate the risk of introducing Radopholus similis |
| Summary |
To prevent the introduction of Radopholus similis into Japan, the MAFF will require National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) of exporting countries to certify that: For Underground parts of the live plants being capable of planting for cultivation of Chamaedorea:
1. The plants are grown at a place of production or a production site (including a plant growth facility) where Radopholus similis has not been known to occur or was known to occur previously but has been eradicated; and
2. The plants are inspected at the place of production or the production site during the growing season, and the growing medium and the underground parts of the plants are examined by an appropriate nematological test and found to be free from R. similis. Therefore, the NPPO of exporting countries will be required to include an additional declaration by stating that "Fulfills item 12 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No 73/1950)".
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| Product |
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| Country |
Japan |
File attach:
NJPN1272.pdf
Orther Notice: