Japan plans to revise the "Enforcement Rules of the Phytosanitary Law"

Food Partner Network News On January 7, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued Consultation Document No.
550003414 , which intends to revise the "Implementation Rules of the Plant Epidemic Prevention Law".
The main content of the proposed revision is to modify some imported plants .
and other national lists or plant lists of quarantine pests .
The main contents of some revisions involving China are as follows:1.
It is proposed to add China, Pakistan and other countries to the inspection list of cultivation sites for imported plants that are quarantine harmful animals and plants (Lyriomyza sativa), and the quarantine plants involved are kidney beans, capsicum, peppers , tomato, wolfberry and nightshade plant stems and leaves, capuchin fruit and tomato fruit and so on .
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It is proposed to revise the quarantine requirements of 16 countries including China for quarantine pests of animals and plants (bacterial fusarium wilt of corn), for example, it is proposed to add the requirements of the exporting countries to implement intensive inspection .
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It is proposed to revise the quarantine requirements of 16 countries including China for quarantine pests of animals and plants (broad bean true mosaic virus).
For example, it is proposed to add the requirements of the exporting countries to implement detailed inspections .
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It is planned to add poinsettia to the plant inspection list of quarantine pests (Elephant ear and bean root knot nematode) .
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To be added to the plant inspection list of quarantine harmful animals and plants (plum pox virus), East China lindens and pink spiraea plants for cultivation .
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It is planned to add monstera to the plant inspection list of quarantine pests (banana perforating nematode) .
China is included in the inspection list of the cultivation sites of the above-mentioned three kinds of quarantine pest animals and plants .
The deadline for the above comments is February 8, 2022.