Provisional Translation

OTO No. 128 Classification MOE-6
Date of Acceptance September 5, 1983 Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint Economic Planning Agency
Responsible Ministries Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture Related Laws Firearms and Swords Control Law
Complainant US firm Exporting Countries USA
Subject Registration examination of Japanese swords concerning their import.
Details of Measures It is scheduled to be explained to the complainant that, according to the registration system of the Firearms and Swords control Law, it is only the swords valuable as an art object from the viewpoint of protection of cultural assets that are allowed to be owned by people in general, and that Japanese swords which are not registered can't be imported.
Classification of Processing D Directions I-b
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