香港のコンテナ動向 １月１７日 JIFFA
Hong Kong Reports Another Year of Decline in Box Traffic in 2019
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) shares the subject line information as under.
https://www.jiffa.or.jp/en/news/entry-6261.html
動物検疫―ハンガリー（一部の地方）からの家きん輸入停止 1月17日 Poultry import ban (a province in Hungary) Animal Quarantine Office announces that poultry from a province in Hungary is banned because bird flu has been identified in the region. https://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/syouan/douei/200114_6.html
WCO-HS２０２０を２０２２年までに導入 １月１６日 JIFFA
New 2022 Edition of Harmonized System to Start in 2020
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) shares the subject line information as under.
https://www.jiffa.or.jp/en/news/entry-6259.html
WCO’s announcement carries less confusing headline as under.
The new 2022 Edition of the Harmonized System has been accepted
WCO announces as under that “The new 2022 Edition of the Harmonized System has been accepted”
植物検疫―ニュージーランドの植物検疫情報表更新1月16日 Plant Quarantine updates New Zealand’s quarantine conditions information Plant Quarantine office has been collecting information on other countries’ plant quarantine requisites on postal matters and sharing it. The office disseminates the information on New Zealand as of January 15 2020 at the link as under. https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/search/ekuni/oc/newzealand/index.html
食品検査・動物検疫―スペインからの牛肉輸入再開 １月１６日
Beef import from Spain can be resumed
Food Inspection Authority announces as under that beef from Spain can be imported as far as they satisfy food safety criteria agreed between the two governments. The criteria align with those agreed between Japan and other European countries.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/houdou/0000178994_00005.html
Also Animal Quarantine announces “ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR BEEF, BEEF OFFAL AND BEEF PRODUCTS TO BE EXPORTED TO JAPAN FROM SPAIN” is agreed.
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/hou/require/attach/pdf/sub2-43.pdf
食品検査―食品衛生法改正関係説明会案内 １月１５日
Food Inspection Authority holds briefing session on Revised Food Safety Act
MHLW announces as that its Food Inspection Office is going to hold briefing session to explain the revised Food Sanitation Act, which has been effective since June 2018.
The organizer says that the explanation about HACCP and Agriculture Produce Export Promotion Act are also included in the session.
Attending application and registration in advance is needed and the instruction is included in the annoucement
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/houdou/1111212865_00018.html
Food Sanitation Act (in English)
http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?ft=2&re=01&dn=1&yo=&ia=03&ja=04&kn[]=%E3%81%97&kana_x=13&kana_y=18&ky=&page=96
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農水省―農産品輸出促進法案について １１月２２日 JIFFA
Bill Enacted to Promote Japan's Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery Exports
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) shares the subject line information as under.
https://www.jiffa.or.jp/en/news/entry-6187.html
MAFF’s portal for export promotion
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/shokusan/export/
関税局―関税・外為審議会―関税分科会答申関係議事録公表 １月１４日
CTB shares the minute of Tariff Council Meeting on Dec. 12
Tariff council held a meeting and approved the proposed revisions by MOF on customs related acts. This council approval is a step to create a bill to parliament reading.
The minute implies that extension of statute of limitation to reassessment, delinquent duty rates revision and tonnage due revision are in the scope of CTB’s policy setting in FY2020 among other things.
国交省―シベリア鉄道を利用した精密機械の輸送トライアルについて １月１４日
MLIT announces a trial transportation of precision machinery through Trans-Siberian Express
MLIT and Russian rail authority have jointly been developing rail connection between Far East and Europe and they take on precision machinery for their trial.
http://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tokatsu01_hh_000490.html
