Exporting Countries : Germany

674Relaxation of cosmetic regulations for CoQ10
648 Reduction of burdens concerning organic JAS certification for organic agricultural produce produced in Germany
647 Prompt cancellation of the import suspension measure for pork and processed pork foods, from Germany, taken against the outbreak of hog cholera
638 Review of food additive standards (ethyl acetate)
616 Relaxation of regulations on in-vitro diagnostics
615 Relaxation of regulations on import approval and item change approval for medical instruments
605 Classification as vehicles for special use of foreign vehicles modified for wheelchair use
572 Abolition of standards for medical models in the guidance standards for medical training facilities
557 Conformity of sterilization method for alcohol-free wine with sterilizing standards
552 Concerning the improvement of procurement procedures for beds for national hospitals etc.
545 Airworthiness certificate for powered gliders
527 Early confirmation of whether the import of coffee products will be allowed
515 Import approval for rice straw baskets pertaining to the import of liquor
503 Simplification and international harmonization of application procedures relating to imports of stethoscopes
499 Review of tariff classifications pertaining to parts for electrical circuit machinery
495 Shortening of examination period for aneroid sphygmomanometers
494 Approval of 100hlorine-free, oxygen-bleached coffee filters as an Ecomark product.
493 Simplifying and expediting inspection procedures regarding import of automatic dishwashers
491 Clarification of reason for regulations concerning containers for overland transport of liquid chemicals (alkyl lithium) and relaxation of regulations
465 Review of technical standards for electric dishwashers
444 Expedition of the necessary registration procedure for a sort of plant for its import.
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.

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.

425 Review of standards for model to be approved for tableware washing machines.
424 Review of the SG standard for fold type footstool.
401 Reconsideration of the regulation stipulating that water faucets must be made of bronze.
376 Provisional mitigation of import ban on processed ivory
372 Concerning electric water heaters,
1. As regards the products meeting European official standards for drinking water which has no sanitation problems inclusion in the examination standards by the Japan Water Association including the use of brass.
2. Products whose pressure exceeds 1kg/cm² are regarded in Japan as for industrial use, regardless of the product's classification in Europe, and cannot realize original capacity. Permission of the use of the Products which meet to official European safety 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.

334 Setting of the JIS standards for rubber vulcanization testing equipment be in basic agreement with the ISO standards.
329 Prohibition of the sale of copies of products that have been awarded the Good Design Prize
278 Expansion of the procurement of direction finders by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
272 In connection with an automotive mesh wheel developed in Federal Republic of Germany,
1. Prompt patent approval.
2. Prompt design registration.

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.

248 Approval of the use of Chofu Airport for the departure and arrival of the airship chartered from Germany.
244 Concerning the import of frozen fruits, exemption from the obligation to describe the freezing temperature in phytosanitary certificate issued by plant protection authority.
241 Concerning the individual inspection and secondary test for the type approval concerning the import of fire extinguishers,
1. Reduction of the samples in number.
2. Approval of the domestic test without any excessive burden.

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.
238 Permission to use a flexible container, which passed the UN-specified test, as a container to carry hazardous material.
236 Exclusion from the inspection of the high-temperature and high-pressure washing machine using a mono-tube through-flow boiler.
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.
158 Concerning the inspection of health foods,
1. Elimination of those official test organs which do not accept testing requests from manufacturers from the "List of foreign official laboratories."
2. New acceptance of results of testing by other test organs.

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.

148 Concerning the import of cosmetics, propriety of foreign manufacture obtaining directly the manufacturers license under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, instead of the importers making application for the license.
145 Acceptance of the analysis list by German test organs concerning the import test on German wines.
143 Permission of the use of fluorescent substances in wrapping papers of confectionary.
119 Acceptance of the test data by foreign test organs concerning the component analysis of imported wines.
110 Expedition of the examination process and prompt notification in case the application content has any defect in the examination for permission of the import of a medical device (blood pressure manometer).
105 Availability of the exhaust gas test on imported cars at the Kansai District.
95 Request for the ingredient inspection in the applications for approval of import of sports massage oils of which ingredients are unknown.
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.
86 Expeditious issuance of import approval of Hemofiltration system and adoption in the medical insurance system of Hemofiltration medical treatment method using this system.
82 Permission of the use of tocopherol acetate as a food additive used in candies.
80 Making unnecessary the submission of the re-export certificates under the Washington Convention concerning the import of furs to be displayed in exhibitions.
76 Review of the customs classification of concentrated drinks.
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.
74 Acceptance of the inspection results by a German test organ for the composition of imported wine.
73 Relaxation of clearance procedure strictly applied at a certain customs office which imposes customs duties on the sample of personal adornments imported under cover of ATA carnets merely because they are accompanied with other sheet.
66 Review of customs tariff classification of seats for automobiles.
62 Simplification of import testing procedures with respect to the continuous import of aerosol products.
55 Clarification and relaxation of the standards for fluorescent material contained in papers laid under cakes.
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.
44 Simplification of the import procedure of typewriter bands made of pure silk.
36 Measures for saving labour in the bottle labeling work when wine is imported.
33 Concerning the import inspection of wine, acceptance of food analysis tables from Federal Republic of Germany.
27 Delay in replying to the inquiry made on customs classification.
21 Concerning the import of German wine, requirement of examination in Japan despite the fact that the German data including that the product has passed the SO2 level of Japanese standards was presented.
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.