Provisional Translation

OTO No. 233 Classification MHW-137
Date of Acceptance February 22, 1986 Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Responsible Ministries Ministry of Health and Welfare Related Laws The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
Complainant Domestic firm Exporting Countries USA
Subject In the application for the import of a shampoo sold in the USA, etc., exemption from the obligation to submit its ingredients and volume data and relaxation of the standards for its structural equipment, etc.
Details of Measures Explanation was made that for the import of this product which was classified as cosmetics, it was necessary for the safety's sake for the importer to submit its ingredients and volume data and meet some human and material requirements (storage, test and inspection facilities) for its proper and responsible control, and that it had been permitted since December 24, 1985 that the importers could jointly use a test and inspection facility.
Classification of Processing D Directions II-a
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