Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 186 | Classification | MITI-60 MHW-122 MOL-4 |
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| 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 | 1. Concerning small-quantity new chemical substances which need not be submitted when imported, raising their upper limit (100kg annually) to the EC level (1,000kg annually), and revising the system so that notification and verification of such substances may always be made at any time. 2. Concerning small-quantity new chemical substances which need not be submitted when imported, raising their upper limit (100kg annually) to the EC level (1,000kg annually). |
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| Details of Measures | 1. Reply was made as follows: (1) It would be difficult to raise the upper limit because of the need to prevent environmental pollution. In EC countries, indication based on the test is required to verify safety etc. of small-quantity new chemical substance. By the way discussion on this issue will be made again in case new scientific information is obtained in the future. (2) Opportunities for their notification will be increased from the current 3 times to 4-5 times per year. 2. Reply was made that it was difficult to raise their upper limit from the viewpoint of preventing labour accidents. By the way discussion on this issue will be made again in case new scientific information is obtained in the future. |
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| Classification of Processing | 1. (1)D, (2)A 2. D |
Directions | 1. (1)I-a, (2)II-a 2. I-a |
| Remarks | 1.(2) Improvement measures were taken on January 10, 1987. | ||