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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 26,1995 PSA#1333JAPAN: REFINED LARD The following notification has been received in
GATT Document TBT/Notification G/95.88 dated 28 March 1995. 1. Member
to agreement notifying: Japan. If applicable, name of local government
involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2.
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national
tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable): refined lard (HS: 1501.00). 5. Title and number of pages
of the notified document: Establishment Of The Quality Labelling
Standards For Refined Lard (available in Japanese, 9 pages). 6.
Description of content: (1) the definition of refined lard will be
established. (2) The following items shall be indicated collectively:
(a) the name of food: (b) the list of ingredients: (c) net contents:
(d) the date of minimum durability: (e) the storage instructions: (f)
the country of origin (in case of imports): (g) the name of
manufacturer: (h) other related items. (3) The method of labelling and
the prohibited items of labelling will be established. 7. Objective
and rationale: consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: the basic
law is the law concerning standardization and proper labelling of
agricultural and forest products. The said amendment will appear in
``Kampo'' (official government gazette) when adopted. 9. Proposed date
of adoption and entry into force: not yet determined. 10. Final date
for comments: 30 May 1995. (114) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0683 19950425\FO-0006)
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