No. 20438
Promulgation Date 2024-09-20
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Establishment of Council on Quality Control of Agricultural and Fishery Products)
Article 4 (Duties of Council)
CHAPTER II STANDARDS FOR AND QUALITY CONTROL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
SECTION 1 Standards for Agricultural and Fishery Products
Article 5 (Standards)
Article 5-2 (Recommended Quality Labeling)
SECTION 2 Good Agricultural Practices
Article 6 (Certification of Good Agricultural Practices)
Article 7 (Period of Validity of Good Practices Certification)
Article 8 (Cancellation of Certification of Good Practices)
Article 9 (Designation of Good Practices Certification Institutions)
Article 9-2 (Matters to be Complied with by Good Practices Certification Institutions)
Article 10 (Cancellation of Designation of Good Practices Certification Institutions)
Article 11 (Designation of Facilities Meeting Good Agricultural Practices)
Article 12 (Cancelling Designation of Facilities Meeting Good Practices)
Article 12-2 (Education and Publicity relating to Good Agricultural Practices)
Article 13 (Reporting, Inspections Related to Good Agricultural Practices)
Article 13-2 (Taking Measures according to Results of Examination and Inspection of Facilities Meeting Good Practices)
SECTION 3 Quality Certification of Fishery Products
Article 14 (Quality Certification of Fishery Products)
Article 15 (Period of Validity of Quality Certification)
Article 16 (Cancellation of Quality Certification)
Article 17 (Designation of Quality Certification Institutions)
Article 18 (Cancellation of Designation of Quality Certification Institution)
Article 19 (Reporting and Inspections Related to Quality Certification)
SECTION 4 Deleted
Article 20 Deleted.
Article 21 Deleted.
Article 22 Deleted.
Article 23 Deleted.
SECTION 5 Traceability
Article 24 (Traceability)
Article 25 (Period of Validity of Traceability Registration)
Article 26 (Submission of Data for Traceability)
Article 27 (Cancellation of Traceability Registration)
SECTION 6 Post Management
Article 28 (Succession to Position)
Article 28-2 (Succession to Effects of Dispositions of Administrative Sanctions)
Article 29 (Prohibition of False Labeling)
Article 30 (Post Management of Products Labeled Good)
Article 30-2 (Post Management of Recommended Quality Labeling)
Article 31 (Corrective Measures for Products Labeled Good)
CHAPTER III GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
SECTION 1 Registration
Article 32 (Registration of Geographical Indications)
Article 33 (Original Register of Geographical Indications)
Article 34 (Rights to Use Geographical Indications)
Article 35 (Transfer and Inheritance of Rights to Use Geographical Indications)
Article 36 (Claims for Prohibition of Infringement on Right)
Article 37 (Claims for Damages)
Article 38 (Prohibition of False Labeling)
Article 39 (Post-Management of Products Bearing Geographical Indications)
Article 40 (Correction of Geographical Indication Labels)
Article 41 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Patent Act)
SECTION 2 Adjudication on Geographical Indications
Article 42 (Adjudication Committee on Geographical Indications)
Article 43 (Adjudication to Nullify Geographical Indications)
Article 44 (Adjudication to Cancel Geographical Indications)
Article 45 (Adjudication on Appeals against Rejection of Application for Registration)
Article 46 (Methods of Request for Adjudication)
Article 47 (Methods of Adjudication)
Article 48 (Designation of Members of Adjudication Committee)
Article 49 (Collegiate Body for Adjudication)
Article 50 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Patent Act)
SECTION 3 Re-examination and Litigation
Article 51 (Request for Re-examination)
Article 52 (Request for Appeal against Decision on Fraudulent Acts)
Article 53 (Restrictions on Effect of Rights to Use Geographical Indications Recovered by Reexamination)
Article 54 (Lawsuits against Decisions)
Article 55 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of Patent Act)
CHAPTER IV LABELING OF GENETICALLY-MODIFIED AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
Article 56 (Labeling of Genetically Modified Agricultural and Fishery Products)
Article 57 (Prohibition of False Labeling)
Article 58 (Inspection of Labeling of Genetically Modified Agricultural and Fishery Products)
Article 59 (Dispositions on Violations of Rules for Labeling of Genetically Modified Agricultural and Fishery Products)
CHAPTER V SAFETY INSPECTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
Article 60 (Safety Management Plans)
Article 61 (Safety Inspections)
Article 62 (Access, Collection, and Investigation)
Article 63 (Safety Inspections and Follow-Up Actions)
Article 64 (Designation of Safety Inspection Institutions)
Article 65 (Cancellation of Designation of Safety Inspection Institutions)
Article 66 (Education on Safety of Agricultural and Fishery Products)
Article 67 (Research and Development and Dissemination of Techniques, such as Methods of Analysis)
Article 68 (Risk Assessment of Agricultural and Fishery Products)
CHAPTER VI DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC SEA AREAS AND REGISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING FACILITIES
Article 69 (Sanitary Control Standards)
Article 70 (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
Article 71 (Designation of Specific Sea Areas)
Article 72 (Comprehensive Measures for Sanitary Control of Designated Sea Areas)
Article 73 (Restrictions or Prohibitions in Designated Sea Areas and Adjacent Sea Areas)
Article 74 (Registration of Production or Processing Facilities)
Article 75 (Reporting on Matters concerning Sanitary Control)
Article 76 (Examination or Inspection)
Article 77 (Restrictions on Production in Designated Sea Areas and Cancellation of Designation)
Article 78 (Suspension of Production or Processing)
CHAPTER VII INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
SECTION 1 Inspection of Agricultural Products
Article 79 (Inspection of Agricultural Products)
Article 80 (Designation of Institutions for Inspection of Agricultural Products)
Article 81 (Cancellation of Designation of Agricultural Product Inspection Institutions)
Article 82 (Qualifications for Agricultural Product Inspectors)
Article 83 (Cancellation of Qualification as Agricultural Product Inspectors)
Article 84 (Issuance of Inspection Certificates)
Article 85 (Reinspection)
Article 86 (Invalidation of Decisions on Inspection)
Article 87 (Cancellation of Inspection Decision)
SECTION 2 Inspection of Fishery Products and Processed Fishery Products
Article 88 (Inspection of Fishery Products)
Article 89 (Designation of Fishery Product Inspection Institutions)
Article 90 (Cancellation of Designation of Fishery Product Inspection Institutions)
Article 91 (Qualification as Fishery Product Inspectors)
Article 92 (Cancellation of Qualification as Fishery Product Inspectors)
Article 93 (Indication of Inspection Results)
Article 94 (Issuance of Inspection Certificates)
Article 95 (Disuse or Prohibition of Sale)
Article 96 (Reinspection)
Article 97 (Cancellation of Inspection Decision)
SECTION 3 Certification
Article 98 (Certification)
Article 98-2 (Measures according to Results of Certification)
Article 99 (Designation of Certification Institutions)
Article 100 (Cancellation of Designation of Certification Institutions)
SECTION 4 Prohibited Acts and Confirmation, Examination, Inspection
Article 101 (Prohibition of Misconduct)
Article 102 (Confirmation, Examination, and Inspection)
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 103 (Providing Information)
Article 104 (Honorary Monitors of Agricultural and Fishery Products)
Article 105 (Agricultural Product Quality Controllers and Fishery Product Quality Controllers)
Article 106 (Duties of Agricultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality Controllers)
Article 107 (Examination and Qualification for Agricultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality Controllers)
Article 107-2 (Education for Agricultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality Controllers)
Article 108 (Matters to be Observed by Agricultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality Controllers)
Article 109 (Cancellation of Qualification as Agricultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality Controllers)
Article 110 (Financial Support)
Article 111 (Preferential Purchase)
Article 112 (Monetary Awards)
Article 113 (Fees)
Article 114 (Hearings)
Article 115 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority)
Article 116 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Purposes of Penalty Provisions)
CHAPTER IX PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 117 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 118 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 119 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 120 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 121 (Negligence Criminal)
Article 122 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 123 (Administrative Fines)
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