Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 332 | Classification | MAFF-62 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Acceptance | October 1, 1987 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Related Laws | Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law Plant Protection Law |
| Complainant | Japan Trade Association (proxy complaint) | Exporting Countries | |
| Subject | Flexibility about minor errors in phytosanitary certificates and animal quarantine certificates issued by the government agencies of foreign countries when it is possible to be easily verify the facts from other documentation. | ||
| Details of Measures | It was replied that the phytosanitary certificate and animal quarantine certificate issued by the government agency of the exporting country is an important document for preventing the invasion of harmful pests and diseases and their transmission on imported plants, animals and animal products, and that it is however possible to proceed with inspection procedures despite simple entry errors when it can be determined from other documentation that the discrepancy is indeed the result of simple entry error. | ||
| Classification of Processing | Cc | Directions | II-a |
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