Provisional Translation

OTO No. 184 Classification MITI-58
MHW-120
MOL-3
Date of Acceptance March 15, 1985 Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint Economic Planning Agency
Responsible Ministries Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Ministry of Labour
Related Laws Law Concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substances
Industrial Safety and Health Law
Complainant Domestic firm Exporting Countries
Subject Concerning the import of chemical substance, expansion of the scope of substances for which submission is not required by changing the handling of polymer compounds.
Details of Measures 1. With regard to new chemical substances whose safety has already been verified in foreign countries, a new system will be established to publicize them as usable substances after reconfirmation of safety by Japanese authorities.
2. Reply was made that concerning the handling of polymer compounds, a simplified procedure had already been adopted, and, in addition, simpler evaluation methods of examining new chemical substances would be adopted to reduce the applicant's burden regarding the tests.
Classification of Processing 1. A
2. A
Directions 1. II-a
2. II-a
Remarks

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