WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/286
13 June 2000
(00-2360)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
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 substance:
S,S-di- sec-butyl O-ethyl phosphoroditioate (HS: 29)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment to the
Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Designation Order (1 page, available in English)
6. Description of content:   Additional designation of poisonous substance.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To prevent accidents caused by poisonous substances.
8. Relevant documents:   The basic law is the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control
Law.  The said amendment will appear in "KAMPO" (Official Gazette) when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  September 2000
10. Final date for comments:   17 August 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: