. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/JPN/139 
9 March 2005 
 
 (05-0986) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry of Environment 
Name and address (including telephone and f ax 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 [    ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   
- 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (Dicofol) 
- hexachlorobuta-1,3-diene   
 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Revision of the Cabinet Order 
of the Law Concerning the Examination and Re gulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical 
Substances (2 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   Dicofol and hexachlorobuta-1,3-diene  are designated as Class I Specified 
Chemical Substances based on Paragraph 2 of Artic le 2 of the Law concerning the Examination and 
Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substances (hereinafter referred to as "the Law").  
Specifically, the following requirements shall be imposed on the two substances and related 
products. 
(1) Authorization to manufacture and import  Based on Article 6 and 11 of the Law, the au thorization by the Minister of International 
Trade and Industry shall be required for each place of  business if any person wishes to engage in the 
business of manufacturing or importing Dicofol or hexachlorobuta-1,3-diene. 
(2) Restrictions on use: 
  No one shall use Dicofol or hexachlorobut a-1,3-diene based on Article 14 of the Law, 
because no use is specified as what meets the requirements listed in Article 14 of the Law at present.G/TBT/N/JPN/139 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   To take 
necessary measures by designating Dicofol or he xachlorobuta-1,3-diene as Class I Specified 
Chemical Substances in order to prevent envi ronmental pollution by these potentially hazardous 
substances which possess non-biodegradability, hi gh degree of bioconcentration and chronic 
toxicity. 
8. Relevant documents:   
- The Law concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical  
Substances and amendments theret o (16 October 1973, Law No. 117); 
- The Cabinet Order of the Law concerning the Ex amination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc. 
of Chemical Substances and amendments ther eto (7 June 1974, Cabinet  Order No. 202); 
- The Ministry of International Trade and Indus try related Enforcement Regulation of the Law 
concerning the Examination and Re gulation of Manufacture, etc. of Chemical Substances (7 
June 1974, MITI Order No. 40) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:    1 April 2005 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 April 2005  
  
10. Final date for comments:   28 March 2005 
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:   
Office of Chemicals Safety, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau 
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,  Tokyo 100-8916  
Tel: +81-3-3595-2298 
Fax: +81-3-3593-8913  Chemical Safety Office, Chemical Management Policy Division, Industries Bureau  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) 
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, 
Tokyo 100-8901  Tel: +81-3-3501-0080 Fax: +81-3-3580-6347 
 
Chemicals Evaluation Office,  Policy Planning Division, Environmental Health Bureau   Ministry of Environment (MOE) 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,  Tokyo 100-8975 
 
Tel: +81-3-5521-8253 Fax: +81-3-3581-3370