Provisional Translation

OTO No. 401 Classification MHW-195
Date of Acceptance March 16, 1990 Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint Economic Planning Agency
Responsible Ministries Ministry of Health and Welfare Related Laws Waterworks Law
Complainant German firm Exporting Countries Germany
Subject Reconsideration of the 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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