(Attachment) 
 
Designation of Shitei Yakubutsu (designated substances) based on the Act on 
Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and 
Medical Devices (1960, Law No.145) 
 
In order to prevent the abuse of substances with probable effects on the central nervous 
system and to clarify the regulation under the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and 
Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (hereinafter referred 
to as the Act), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan proposes to 
additionally designate the following substances as Shitei Yakubutsu (designated 
substances). Manufacture, import, sale, simple ownership and the use of designated 
substances are banned except for the proper uses (see below). 
 
● The proposed substances as Shitei Yakubutsu  
*Abbreviation is put in parentheses. 
1.  N-Ethyl-N-methyltryptamine    
［MET, Methyl ethyl tryptamine］ 
2.   N,N-Diethyl-7-methyl-4-pentanoyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-
fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide 
［1V-LSD］ 
3.  6a,7,8,10a-Tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-yl acetate 
［THC-O-acetate, THC acetate, O-acetyl-Δ9-THC, THC-O］ 
4.   6a,7,10,10a-Tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-yl 
acetate 
［THC-O-acetate, THC acetate, O-acetyl-Δ8-THC, THC-O］ 
5.   N-(4-Fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide 
［4F-Furanylfentanyl, para-Fluorofuranylfentanyl］ 
6.   6a,7,8,9,10,10a-Hexahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-yl 
 acetate 
［HHC-O-acetate、HHC acetate, HHC-O］ 
7.   1-[1-(3-Methylphenyl)cyclohexyl]pyrrolidine 
［3-Me-PCPy, 3-Methyl rolicyclidine］ 
 
 
 ● The proposed proper uses for the above Shitei Yakubutsu are; 
1.  To be used for researches or tests at the government, the local governments, agencies 
thereof, technical colleges, inter-university research institutes, the independent 
administrative agencies and the local independent administrative agencies  
2.  To be used for tests under the Act, and 
3.  To be used for forensic use  