Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 126 | Classification | MAFF-28 MITI-53 |
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| Date of Acceptance | August 19, 1983 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Economic Planning Agency |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
Related Laws | Plant Protection Law Washington Convention |
| Complainant | US firm | Exporting Countries | USA |
| Subject | Abolition or modification of the plant quarantine certificate and the certificate based on the Washington Convention concerning a test tube orchid which is a souvenir of the tourists in Hawaii. | ||
| Details of Measures | 1. It was explained to the complainant that issuance of the plant quarantine certificate is the obligation for every member country of the international plant protection convention, and that is not only Japan which makes such a requirement. 2. It was also explained that, to our inquiry about the implementation of the Washington Convention (CITES), the US government replied that phytosanitary certificate was necessary as before for the export of artificially grown orchids, and that Japan does not make any stricter requirement on certificates than any other countries. |
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| Classification of Processing | 1. Cc 2. D |
Directions | 1. I-a 2. II-a |
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