Technical Criteria for Certifying Importers of Organic Plants and Organic Processed Foods of Plant Origin
(Notification No. 1834 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of November 25, 2005)
(Preliminary Translation)
Partial revision: Notification No. 186 of February 22, 2006
Partial revision: Notification No.1182 of April 27, 2012
Partial revision: Notification No.795 of March 29, 2013
I. Facilities for Acceptance and Storage of Imports
Facilities to accept and store imported organic plants and organic processed foods of plant origin shall comply with the criteria of “Management concerning transportation, selection, processing, cleaning, storage, packaging, and other post-harvest processes” in Article 4 of the Japanese Agricultural Standard of organic plants (Notification No. 1605 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of October 27, 2005; hereinafter referred to as the “JAS for organic plants”) and “Management concerning manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, and other processes” in Article 4 of the Japanese Agricultural Standard of organic processed foods (Notification No.1606 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of October 27, 2005: hereinafter referred to as the “JAS for organic processed foods”), and shall be provided with such broadness, structure and brightness not as interfering the acceptance, storage and packaging of the imported products and shall be cleaned appropriately.
