. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/601
18 December 2000
(00-5497)
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 and Welfare
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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):
- 2,4,6-tri- tert-butylphenol (TTBP);
- N-mono (or di) methylphenyl- N' mono (or di) methylphenylparaphenylenediamine
(PDA -Z2) (N,N'- ditolyl- p-phenylenediamin (PDA-T 2),
N-tolyl- N'-xylyl- p-phenylenediamine (PDA-TX) and
N,N'-dixylyl- p-phenylenediamine (PDA-X 2));
- Products as follows in which TTBP is used;
Oxidation inhibitors and other prepared Additives (only for Lubricant and Fuel oil), 
Lubricant;
- Products as follows in which PDA-Z 2  is used;
Aging inhibitors for rubber,Stylene-butadiene rubber
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Revision of the
Cabinet Order of the Law Concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc.
of Chemical Substances (2 sheets, in Japanese)
6. Description of content:   TTBP and PDA-Z 2 are added to Class I Specified Chemical
Substances based on Paragraph 2 of Article 2 of the Law concerning the Examination and
Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substances (hereinafter referred to as "the
Law").  Specifically, restrictions as follows shall be imposed on the two substances and
related products.
(1) Requirements of authorization to manufacture and import
Based on Article 6 of the Law, the authorization of the Minister of International
Trade and Industry shall be required for each place of business if any person wishes to
engage in the business of manufacturing TTBP or PDA-Z 2.
Such is the case also with importing any of them based on Article 11 of the Law.G/TBT/Notif.00/601
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(2) Restrictions on imports of products in which TTBP or PDA-Z  2 is used
Based on Article 13 of the Law, oxidation inhibitors and other prepared activities
(only for lubricant and fuel oil) as well as lubricant are designated as the products which no
one shall import when a Class I Specified Chemical Substance (TTBP) is used in them.
Such is the case also with aging inhibitors for rubber and stylene-butadien rubber in
which PDA-Z 2 is used.
(3) Restrictions on use:
At present, no use is specified as what meets the requirements listed in Article 14 of
the Law.  Therefore, no one shall use TTBP or PDA-Z 2.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   It
is required to take necessary measures by designating TTBP and PDA-Z 2 as Class I
Specified Chemical Substances to prevent environmental pollution by these potentially
hazardous substances which have been determined to possess non-biodegradability, high
degree of bioconcentration and chronic toxicity.
8. Relevant documents:
- The Law concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of
Chemical  Substances and amendments thereto (16 October 1973, Law No. 117);
- The Cabinet Order of the Law concerning the Examination and Regulation of
Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substances and amendments thereto (7 June 1974, Cabinet
Order No. 202);
- The Ministry of International Trade and Industry related Enforcement Regulation of
the Law concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical
Substances (7 June 1974, MITI Order No. 40)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  27 December 2000
Proposed date of entry into force: 6 January 2001 (except Article 3),
1 July 2001 (Article 3)
10. Final date for comments:   26 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           
Office of Environmental Chemical Safety, Planning Division, Environmental
Health Bureau
Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW)
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-8045
Tel: +81-3-3595-2298
Fax: +81-3-3593-8913
Chemical Management Policy Division, Basic Industries Bureau
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-8901
Tel: +81-3-3501-0080
Fax: +81-3-3580-6347