Japan – Amended maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Heptachlor

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) proposes amendments of the Extraneous Maximum Residue Limit maximum limits (EMRLs) for the pesticide: Heptachlor.

Commodity(for feed)                    Proposed MRL(mg/kg)                   Current MRL(mg/kg)

Compound feed for cattle,                          0.02                                                          0.02

sheep, goat or deer

Compound feed for pig                                 0.02                                                         0.02

Compound feed for chicken or quail        0.02                                                         0.02

Rice straw                                                          0.02                                                            -

Rice whole crop silage                                   0.02                                                            -

Unprocessed rice                                            0.02                                                            -

Residue definition for enforcement: Sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide

Products covered :Compound feed

HS Code:2309

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy):To be determined

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):To be determined.

Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): Rice straw, Rice whole crop silage and Unprocessed rice (The MRLs for compound feed are not changed).

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):30 August 2020

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures , so that these can be taken up suitably.