Provisional Translation

OTO No. 398 Classification MHW-194
Date of Acceptance February 26, 1990 Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint Economic Planning Agency
Responsible Ministries Ministry of Health and Welfare Related Laws Waterworks Law
Complainant US firm Exporting Countries USA
Subject Reconsideration of regulation stipulating that water faucets must be made of bronze.
Details of Measures Response was made that, the Japan Water Works Association has decided, in light of the fact that the applicant's use of brass does not pose any sanitation problems, to revise its standards on April 26, 1990, to allow the use of brass in water faucet systems.
Classification of Processing A Directions I-a
Remarks Improvement measures were taken on April 26, 1990.

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