WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/100
6 October 2003
(03-5226)
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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Poisonous substance: Fluorosulfonic acid (HS:28), Tungsten hexafluoride (HS:28),
Titanium trichloride (HS:28)
Deleterious substance: Methyl N-{2-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-
yloxymethyl} (N-methoxy)carbamate (HS:29)           
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Amendment to the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Designation Order. (Available in
English, 2 pages)           
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 :  31 December 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 March 2004          
10. Final date for comments:   30 November 2003
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:           