JAPAN: FOODS WITH NUTRITION LABELLING The following notification has been received in Gatt document TBT/Notification 94.489 dated 16 December 1994. 1. Party to Agreement notifying: Japan. 2. Agency Responsible: Ministry of Health and Welfare. 3. Notified under Article 2.5.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Foods with nutrition labelling. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Revision of the nutrition labelling (available in English, 1 page) 6. Description of Content: To amend the existing system so that each nutrition labelling will not require the minister's approval if certain condition is met. 7. Objective and rationale: Public Health. 8. Relevant Documents: The basic law is the Nutrition Improvement law. The said amendment will appear in ``Kampo'' (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: Subject to the decision by the diet. 10. Final date for comments: 20 February 1995. (004)

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