Japan’s top government spokesperson says Japan and China have agreed on the requirements for resuming imports of Japanese seafood. China suspended the imports after Japan began releasing treated and diluted water that was accumulating at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa told a Cabinet meeting on Friday that Japan and China have reached an agreement on the technical requirements for resuming seafood exports to China.

Hayashi said the exports will resume as soon as procedures are completed for re-registering export-related facilities.

But China’s import ban on beef, as well as food products from 10 Japanese prefectures including Fukushima, Miyagi and Tokyo, will still be in place. Hayashi asked the relevant Cabinet ministers to continue making efforts so that China may lift the ban.

The two governments have been holding working-level talks for an early resumption of Japanese seafood exports. Last September, China said it would resume imports of Japanese marine products that meet regulatory requirements and standards.

Water used to cool molten fuel at the Fukushima plant has been mixing with rain and groundwater. The accumulated water is being treated to remove most radioactive substances, but it still contains tritium.

Before releasing the treated water into the ocean, the plant’s operator dilutes it to reduce the tritium level to about one-seventh of the World Health Organization’s guidance level for drinking water.