Japan #3927 (v.7)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
30/09/2024 - present
Current active version v.7
Reporting member
Japan
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Prohibition of imports of disease-causing agents.
National legal basis
Customs Law (Entered into force on 1 Apr 2024, after the last amendment.)
(Act Concerning Prevention of Infection of Infectious Diseases and Patients with Infectious Diseases)
Administrative mechanism
Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare
Responsible entities
Ministry of Finance Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

Article XX - Article XX - General Exceptions.

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
CP
Symbol
CP

Tariff lines

Various
Class 1 disease-causing pathogens prescribed in Article 6; paragraph (20) of the Act on Prevention o...