Japan #3927 (v.4)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/10/2018 - 30/09/2020
Old version v.4
Reporting member
Japan
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Prohibition of imports of disease causing agents.
National legal basis
Customs Law (1 Apr 2018)(Act Concerning Prevention of Infection of Infectious Diseases and Patients with Infectious Diseases)
Administrative mechanism
Responsible entities
Ministry of Finance Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
HS version
HS 2017
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT
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...