Provisional Translation

OTO No. 3 Classification MAFF-19
Date of Acceptance February 5, 1982 Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint Economic Planning Agency
Responsible Ministries Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Related Laws Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law
Complainant Domestic firm Exporting Countries USA
Subject Concerning quarantine of imported bees;
1. Substituting State government issued certificates for Federal government issued quarantine certificates.
2. Simplification of quarantine diary.
3. Reduction of areas requiring certification of "disease free area".
4. Exception of nosemosis of bees and international acariasis from the diseases subject to quarantine.
Details of Measures 1. The measures shall be taken that, when there are no Federal government issued certificates for quarantine of bees imported from USA, the required quarantine will be made to permit their import.
2., 3., 4. These measures are necessary from quarantine point of view. The complainant accepted the explanations.
Classification of Processing 1. A
2. D
3. D
4. D
Directions 1. II-a
2. II-a
3. II-a
4. I-a
Remarks 1. Improvement measures were taken on October 23, 1982.

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