Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 275 | Classification | NPA-10 |
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| Date of Acceptance | June 15, 1987 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Economic Planning Agency |
| Responsible Ministries | National Police Agency | Related Laws | Firearms and Swords Control Law |
| Complainant | Domestic firm | Exporting Countries | USA |
| Subject | Exemption of fillet knives (a kind of kitchen knives) from the prohibition of import. | ||
| Details of Measures | It was replied that some fillet knives, etc. should be regulated as daggers (a type of swords under regulations) because they are, in the pint of capacity of killing people and animals and of shapes, etc., no different from daggers, and also because they are not considered only for recreational or household use. It was, however, also replied that, should there be a change in people's considerations of them with more popularity of outdoor recreation and cooking than now, they could be classified as non-daggers. |
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| Classification of Processing | D | Directions | I-b |
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