WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/28
10 December 2001
(01-6247)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Poisonous substances:  Surfuryl fluoride (HS:  28)
Deleterious substance:  4-chloro-3-ethyl-1-methyl-N-[4-(p-tolyloxy)benzyl]pyrazole-
5-carboxamide (HS:  29)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment to the
Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Designation Order (2 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   Additional designation of poisonous and deleterious substances.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To prevent accidents caused by poisonous and deleterious substances.
8. Relevant documents:  The basic law is the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control
Law.  The said amendment will appear in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when
adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 April 2002
10. Final date for comments:   12 February 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           