Responsible Ministries : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

675 Ensuring of an appropriate certification method for wood preservatives
666 Deregulation for permission to apply jet engines for model rockets to model rocket automobiles
662 Reduction of burdens related to screening, procedure, and JIS or JAS inspection of imported building materials
661 Review of the "qualitative standards and testing methods for wood preservatives" (JIS K 1571)
649 Exclusion from the application of the Measurement Law of clinical thermometers and sphygmomanometers, which are currently subject to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
640 Review of the "qualitative standards and testing methods of wood preservatives" (JIS K 1571)


(Ministry of International Trade and Industry)

602 Flexible application of import quotas for mackerel
592 Abolition of import licenses and import notification system for model rockets under import quotas
591 Changes in timing for import license application for model rockets under the Explosives Control Law
590 Relaxing regulations pertain to permit for acquiring and consuming model rockets
589 Acceptance of pressurized LP gas fuel supply apparatus for automobiles
585 Clarification of specific procedures relating to the import of snakes raised and reproduced for commercial purposes, and of reasons for prohibition on sale
576 Simplification of inspection of foreign-made gas containers
568 Diversification of business licenses for sale of explosives for model rocket engines.
555 Relaxation of import restrictions of silk woven fabrics processed under bond
543 Regarding the import, sales, use, etc., of emergency-use parachutes for lightweight airplane
526 Flexibility in changing the location of inspection and shortening the test period pertaining to imported high-pressure gas
523 Clarification of standards for parallel imports
519 Clarification of standards for acceptance of foreign test data regarding to the import of reflectors
517 Issuing of passing certificates for testing of imported pressurized gases
516 Acceptance of foreign test data pertaining to equipment (Hydraulic Kinetic Energy Storage Hybrid Bus) regulated by the High-pressure Gas Control Law.
512 Import, sale and consumption of attachments to toy firecrackers as single items
496 Integration of the blow-off coefficient of spring safety valves under the High Pressure Gas Control Law into international standards
495 Shortening of examination period for aneroid sphygmomanometers
479 Acceptance of applications in English under the Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law
478 Simplification of inspection for cooking appliances
477 Simplification of procedures for obtaining certification that goods are not on the COCOM restricted list
476 Simplification of pressure vessel inspection for air-conditioning equipment
470 Simplifying export (return) procedures for imported audio equipment being returned
467 Expediting examination to declare void a patent for a crusher
448 Simplification of the import inspection under the High Pressure Gas Control Law for seats imported containing high-pressure gases.
440 Regarding chemical anchor (material to anchor construction resins),
1. Efforts to make to ensure that the standards drawn up by the Nippon Concrete Anchor Association (NCAA) are in conformity with international standards.
2. Improvements of Japan Railways procurement standards.
436 Request for action under the Patent Law to clear the market of imitations of a greenhouse curtain that is patented in Japan.
435 On early approval of trademarks
429 On import permit for toy fireworks
428 Review of the JIS standard for the chemical anchors (resin-anchor for building) which meet the DIN (Federal Republic of Germany) and ASTM (USA) standard.
426 Review of standards for high-voltage electric appliances.
1. Permission to use the cords (220V) without T mark.
2. Permission to use the screw of earth whose nominal diameter is 3.5 mm.
424 Review of the SG standard for fold type footstool.
423 Revision of labelling of "asa" (linen)
405 Concerning the nursing bottle for which a design patent has been obtained in the United Kingdom,
1. Elimination of the similar products under the Design Law
2. Elimination of the similar products under the Copyright Law.
404 Better harmonization of the patent system with international norms.
399 Concerning import procedures for product (watch with a belt made from a skin of crocodile) covered by the Washington Convention,
1. Clarification of the import procedures.
2. Streamlining of the procedures with acceptance of the export certificate from the country of origin.
395 Regarding the implementation of the procedures for export credit insurances, reconsideration of the present practice of refusing to recognize payment arrears as grounds for an insurance claim.
387 Action against products imitative of a product for which design registration has been received.
385 Concerning the import procedures for products covered by the Washington Convention imported through third countries,
1. Clarification of import procedure.
2. Simplification of the procedures with acceptance of the export certificate from the country of origin.
377 Simplification of examination of cord for electric cleaners
376 Provisional mitigation of import ban on processed ivory
374 The issues of certificate of origin by Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Japan.
369 Complaint that, when cargoes falling under the Washington Convention are imported temporarily for exhibition and then re-exported with an ATA carnet (customs passbook), treatment differs at the time of import and time of export.
363 Concerning gas space heaters installed in camper trailers,
1. Exemption from the restrictions in the Law Concerning the Securing of Safety and the Optimization of Transaction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
2. Simplification of approval procedures.
3. Setting up of specific standards.
359 Concerning tower slewing cranes for construction,
1. Permission given to use them on the road and on adjacent private property.
2. Establishment of maximum wind loads both for during operations and for idle standing.
3. Equal treatment of all cranes, whether Japanese- or foreign- produced, during initial set-up inspection.
4. Review of classification in the Japan Industrial Standards (JIS) classifications.
355 Customs reclassification of heeled leather indoor footwear
351 Changes in the import volume confirmation inspection for canned pineapple from the present check of actual weight to a check of the weight indicated on the cans.
348 Concerning the import of aircraft parts,
1. Exemption from the provisions of the Explosives Control Law for gunpowder and other explosives included in aircraft parts.
2. Simplification of the import procedures for gas in fire extinguishing equipment and gas in floats.
3. Exemption from the inspection requirement for high-pressure gas containers for use aboard aircraft that carry test certification from the country of manufacture.
4. As regards touch up paint and similar items,
(1) Handling in accordance with the standards for imports under a certain volume.
(2)Simplification of the import procedures for poisonous and deleterious substances.
334 Setting of the JIS standards for rubber vulcanization testing equipment be in basic agreement with the ISO standards.
331 Type authorization for the change alone for electrical appliances that have already received type authorization when there is a change in the specifications
329 Prohibition of the sale of copies of products that have been awarded the Good Design Prize
327 Harmonization with international standards in terms of what is to be indicated and how, concerning the washing instructions on clothing and other textile products
326 Approval for the import of gunpowder and other explosives in the locality where the importer has his address
325 Concerning the electrical products that have met the requirements of foreign safety standards specifically the US under-writers Laboratories (UL) specifications,
1. Simplification of the testing for granting the Japanese mark.
2. Shortening of the test period.
324 More willing acceptance of foreign generated data regarding high-pressure gas valves and other related products.
323 Concerning liquefied gases that are clearly intended for re-export and not for use in Japan and that are exempt from the requirements of the High Pressure Gas Control Law, exemption from testing by the Aerosol Industry Association of Japan through simple confirmation that the product is in conformity with the invoice in terms of usages.
322 Approval of certification on the back of invoice by the responsible officer at the port of entry that the product is wool processed without the use dieldrin.
321 Automatic approval of chemical substances listed in the Inventory of Existence Chemical Substances currently in use in USA and Western Europe.
320 Concerning the import of new chemical substances,
1. Shortening of examination period
2. Reduction of testing costs
319 Unification of procedures under the three laws (Law Concerning Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substances, High Pressure Gas Control Law, Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law) governing the import of specialty gases and other chemical substances used in the manufacture of semi-conductors
295 Concerning the introduction of soft ware technology (technology concerning utilization of an electronic computer etc.), change in the system of requiring prior notification of contracts to post-contract notification.
281 Refusal of third-party applications to register well-known foreign trademark be refused and that prior registrations of said trademarks by third-person parties.
272 In connection with an automotive mesh wheel developed in Federal Republic of Germany,
1. Prompt patent approval.
2. Prompt design registration.
262 Concerning Korean electrical appliance and equipment inspection and testing institutes,
1. Approval as foreign inspection institutes.
2. Approval of Korean institutes of foreign testing institutes.
260 Concerning the procedures for obtaining type approval for the import of devices for the warming and drying of shoes, expedition of inspections through performing all test together all the shortcomings and deficiencies be pointed out at one time.
259 Concerning JIS code for proximity switches as established on November 1, 1986,
1. Revision of JIS code conforming to European standards on color-coding lead wires
2. Prior notification be given on the setting of such JIS codes.
239 Exception of super-small-sized anti-crime/disaster alarms using liquefied compressed gas from the application of regulations or simplification of the procedure for their import.
223 Abolishment of document giving the number of chemical substances, which currently are required for the import of such chemical substances.
218 Concerning the import of high-pressure vessel for manufacturing multi-layer print boards which have met US standards,
1. Relaxation of the max working pressure standard to the level approved by the US standards.
2. Simplification of the domestic air tightness test and gas pressure test.
3. Simplification of the materials to be submitted for inspection.
4. Approval of the use of the safety valve approved in the USA.
216 Concerning the import of helicopter hoist wire cutters using gunpowder, exemption from obtaining import permission for gunpowder
215 Exemption from obtaining the import permission when the same oxygen bombes for airplanes as provided in airplanes are imported as supplements.
214 Simplification of inspection procedure for imported helium-liquefying machines.
207 Shortening the period required to obtain the preferential duties allotment certificate for knitted products.
205 Concerning the import of fire extinguishers attached to automobiles, simplification of the procedure for prefectural governor's approval of them. Especially no application of such approval procedure to those which has been used in a foreign country and are carried into this country as one of the properties to be moved.
203 Reconsideration of the regulations concerning distribution of automobiles containing air bags using explosives.
201 Exemption from submitting certificates such as Export Permits for the import of feather quilts.
200 The propriety of import of the electronic insect killer approved by the US UL standards.
189 Concerning the articles designated by the Consumer Product Safety Law
1. Clarification of the requirements for canceling the designation at the Consumer Product Safety and Household Goods Quality Labeling Council.
2. Cancellation of the designation for the articles which have no problem in their safety in view of the past records of number of accidents, etc.
188 Concerning the approval of types of electric apparatuses, extension of the effective approval period for the technically matured products such as TV, etc.
187 Internationalization of the regulations for transportation of high-pressure gas.
186 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).
185 Concerning the import of existing chemical substances, exemption from the obligation to submit the written explanation of commodities in the prescribed form at the customs clearance time.
184 Concerning the import of chemical substance, expansion of the scope of substances for which submission is not required by changing the handling of polymer compounds.
164 Concerning the import of modern Japanese swords, abolishment of the application procedure for the import quota necessary to be taken after the issuance of the registration certificate under the Firearms and Swords Control Act, or permission of the import quota before the issuance of the registration certificate.
155 Concerning the inspection of imported tonometers,
1. Acceptance of foreign test data.
2. Simplification of the domestic inspection (Change from whole inspection to sampling inspection).
3. Exemption from the labeling to indicate it is a tonometer.
149 Concerning the inspection of high-pressure pumps and compressors,
1. Simplification of the system of double inspections by the Government and prefectural government.
2. Approval of the foreign standards for products with greater wall thickness.
131 Review of the customs classification of pasteurized ham products in cans and other packing materials, and establishment of a new import quota.
126 Abolition or modification of the plant quarantine certificate and the certificate based on the Washington Convention concerning a test tube orchid which is a souvenir of the tourists in Hawaii.
121 Relaxation of the strengthened regulations over the filled content ratio of the pet hair spray.
120 Concerning the import of crocodile hide processed goods (purse), simplification of the documents to be submitted
118 Relaxation of the maximum content limit of methyl alcohol in ethyl alcohol.
106 1. Review of the regulations of the Japan Water Works Association concerning the materials of water faucets.
2. It is not fair for the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology to have entrusted a private organization with "An investigation into EC brass water faucets".
104 Concerning the import of Japanese swords, abolition of the import quota or at least shortening of the deliberation period (1-2 months) for the import quota, when the importer has the registration certificate issued from a local board of education or the permission of a public safety commission.
102 In labeling of textile goods,
1. Acceptance of the International Standard (ISO) on laundry care labeling.
2. Acceptance of English words for the component fibers labeling besides cotton, wool and silk.
3. Expansion of the scope of articles on which labeling in English is admitted.
98 Reconsideration for handling of aloe drink as a foodstuff.
94 Concerning the import of aerosol products,
1. Relaxation of the restriction of the capacity and pressure.
2. Termination of use of private firms
87 Removal of such discriminatory treatments as the charges imposed by the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association only on users of foreign-made guns in the shooting contests.
80 Making unnecessary the submission of the re-export certificates under the Washington Convention concerning the import of furs to be displayed in exhibitions.
79 Clarification of the procedure for foreign firms to participate in the voluntary inspection system of the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association for room air conditioner and acceptance of US inspection data.
75 Reconsideration of the custom requirement for the certificate of origin for the filling of feather quilts, such certificate not being required of other companies in the same trade.
62 Simplification of import testing procedures with respect to the continuous import of aerosol products.
61 Simplification of the importing procedures for gas cylinders (attached to barbecue sets) for personal use.
58 Concerning the import of refined copper,
1. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry determines the annual amount of production in consultation with the domestic producers and restricts import.
2. The date of acceptance of applications for import customs clearance for preferential importers is limited only to April 1.
57 Relaxation of restrictions on opening of large-scale retail stores jointly owned with foreign firms.
56 Removal of the measure to reduce the quantities of silk fabrics for clothes allowed to be imported from Hong Kong.
54 Adoption of Sloan's alloy as the material of faucets into JIS.
52 Import permission for FRP reinforced aluminum cylinders for smoke proof masks.
51 Calling off the requirement of submitting to the customs the certificate of origin under the Washington Convention in importing silk clothes and feather quilts.
46 Concerning import of Belgian combine harvesters, the same exemption from customs duties and certification procedure of final users, as in American harvesters.
44 Simplification of the import procedure of typewriter bands made of pure silk.
32 Exemption from display of the compositions of stabilizers for records when importing as samples for test and research purpose.
28 Exemption from inspection in continuous import of the same kinds of spray bombe (aerosol).
26 1. Adoption of brass-made hydrants of which easy wearing parts are made of bronze into JIS.
2. Compliance with the international standards of the setscrew of hydrants.
22 Speed-up of inspection in permitting the import of pumps and compressors for LPG plants.
16 In case of the continuous import of aerosol spray shampoos for pets, simplification of import testing procedure.
7 1. Import permission of the spot shot carpet stain removers.
2. Import permission of electric mousetrap.
6 Ensuring the confidentiality of the components and compositions of the product in the importation of fuel treatment agent.
1 1. Delay in the customs clearance of first-aid kits attached to cars.
2. Delay in the customs clearance of fire extinguishers attached to cars.