RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.1
10January 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0084)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: JAPAN
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Deleterious substance: Diafenthiuron (HS:29)
Deleterious substance: Hydrazin hydrate (HS:29)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment tothePoisonous and
Deleterious Substances Designation Order (available inJapanese, 1page)
6. Description ofcontent: Additional designation ofdeleterious substances.
7. Objective andrationale: Toprevent accidents caused bydeleterious substances.
8. Relevant documents: Thebasic laws arethePoisonous andDeleterious Substances
Control Law.
Thesaidamendment willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette)
when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 1April 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 6March 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: