G/TBT/N/JPN/685  
25 January 2021  
(21-0705) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of the Environment  
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry  
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
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, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
The following chemical substances  
1. 2,2,2-Trichloro -1-(2-chlorophenyl) -1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (also known as 
o,p'-Dicofol)  
2. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and/or its salts  
The following products in which perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and/or its salts are used  
1. Water -resistant paper and oil -resistant paper  
2. Water -repellent textiles and oil -repellent textiles  
3. Cleaning agents  
4. Anti-reflection agents used in the manufacture of semiconductors  
5. Paints and varnish  
6. Water repellent and oil repellent  
7. Adhesives and sealing fillers  
8. Fire extinguishers, fire -extinguis hing agents, and fire -extinguishing foam  
9. Toners  
10. Water -resistant clothes and oil - resistant clothes  
11. Water -repellent floor coverings and oil -repellent floor coverings  
12. Floor waxes  
13. Photographic paper  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of the 
"Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and 
Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc." (2 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/JPN/685  
 
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  6. Description of content:  Based on Article 17 and 22 of Act on the Evaluation  of Chemical 
Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "the 
Act"), the following will be designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances which 
need authorization to manufacture or import.  
1. 2,2,2 -Trichloro -1-(2-chlorophenyl) -1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (also known as o,p' -
Dicofol)  
2. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and/or its salts  
Based on Article 24 of the Act, the following will be designated as products prohibited 
from importation when Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA ) and/or its salts are used in them.  
1. Water -resistant paper and oil -resistant paper  
2. Water -repellent textiles and oil -repellent textiles  
3. Cleaning agents  
4. Anti -reflection agents used in the manufacture of semiconductors  
5. Paints and varnish  
6. Wat er repellent and oil repellent  
7. Adhesives and sealing fillers  
8. Fire extinguishers, fire -extinguishing agents, and fire -extinguishing foam  
9. Toners  
10. Water -resistant clothes and oil - resistant clothes  
11. Water -repellent floor coverings and oil -repellent floor coverings  
12. Floor waxes  
13. Photographic paper  
Note: 2,2,2 -trichloro -1,1-bis (4 -chlorophenyl) ethanol, which is an isomer of p,p' -Dicofol, 
has been already designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Act in 
2005.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To prevent environmental pollution by "2,2,2 -trichloro -1-(2-chlorophenyl) -
1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (also known as o,p' -Dicofol) "and "Perfluorooctanoic acid 
(PFOA) and/or i ts salts", which are potentially hazardous substances because of their non -
biodegradability, high degree of bioaccumulation potential, and chronic toxicity, and 
therefore designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Act. This 
amendment is based on the decisions at the 9th meeting of the Stockholm Convention in 
2019. Also, to prevent environmental pollution, some products, in which perfluorooctanoic 
acid (PFOA) and/or its salts are used will be prohibited from importation.; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their 
Manufacture, etc. (Act No. 117 of 16 October 1973) (in English ) 
http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?id=3350&vm=02&re=01    
• Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and 
Regulation of Th eir Manufacture, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 202 of 7 June 1974) (in 
English)  
http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?id=3455&vm=02&re=01   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption : October 2021;  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/JPN/685  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
Tel.: + (81) 3 5501 8344  
Fax: + (81) 3 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
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