RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.296
13October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3074)
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): Drugs [HS:30]
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Establishment oftheThirteenth
Edition ofJapanese Pharmacopeia (available inEnglish, 9pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Toestablish thethirteenth Edition ofJapanese Pharmacopeia
7. Objective andrationale: Toregulate theproperties andqualities ofdrugs.
8. Relevant documents:
Thebasic lawisthePharmaceutical Affairs Law.
Thesaidamendment willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette)
when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 1April 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 22December 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: