8.2 Japan makes the following main arguments in response:
(a) Japan requests that the claims contained in the request for establishment of a panel but not raised in consultations and/or not developed in the first written submission of the United States be "removed" from the proceedings of the Panel;
(b) Japan's measure is not "maintained without sufficient scientific evidence" and is consistent with Article 2.2 of the SPS Agreement. Alternatively, Japan's measure is justifiable as a provisional phytosanitary measure under Article 5.7 of the SPS Agreement;
(c) Japan has conducted a risk assessment ("Pest Risk Analysis" - "PRA") compliant with Article