Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 89 | Classification | MOF-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Acceptance | January 4, 1983 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Economic Planning Agency |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Finance | Related Laws | Customs Tariff Law |
| Complainant | Swiss firm | Exporting Countries | Switzerland |
| Subject | Clarification of applicable criteria concerning the import prohibition of articles to injure public morals. | ||
| Details of Measures | Explanation was made that the customhouse followed judicial precedents in judging "the items which might corrupt good manners", that it made it the criterion for judgment whether the expression which was commonly regarded as obscene in Japan was contained in the items, and that this criterion was common to the customs and police, and regulations by those 2 authorities were the same. The complainant has understood the explanation. | ||
| Classification of Processing | Cc | Directions | I-b |
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