Rules in SIAA's Articles of Association 12
Confidentiality Level D

Provisions for Surveillance and Monitoring of Antibacterial andAntifungal Products
1. Objective
These detailed rules stipulate the rules for monitoring of antibacterial products andantifungal products that are commercially available in Japan or the countries listed in
Attached Table of the Operating Manual for the Admission Provisions, and products bearing
the SIAA brand mark, to allow consumers to choose commodities at ease, and hence help
promoting the sound evolution and advance of relevant industries, and raising the standard ofliving for consumers.

2. Scope
1) Surveillance and monitoring of products bearing the SIAA brand mark2) Surveillance of products marketed by members of this society with an indication ofantibacterial or antifungal nature3) Surveillance of products marketed by non-member vendors with an indication ofantibacterial or antifungal nature, and grasp the actual status of the market

3. Commodity Information
Information shall be obtained from member voluntary registration lists, shops, catalogues,publications, TV commercial messages, the Internet etc.

4. Surveillance Procedures
1) Purchasing surveys
A list of commodities to be purchased in the year shall be fixed on the basis of commodity
information, bearing in mind the provisions of Term 2 (Scope) of these detailed rules andthe actual purchasing results for various categories of products in the past, and a purchasing
survey shall be performed.
Concerning commodities that are difficult for this society to purchase from the market due
to reasons such as it being expensive, its size being too large, only a partial part being anantibacterial treatment portion etc., this society also may request the member companies
that have registered such commodities to investigate such provided commodities or theirantibacterial treatment portion, instead of purchasing such commodities.
2) Shop surveys
For commodities exhibited on shops, labeling and terminology shall be investigated.
3) Collection surveys of advertisements and publications
Labeling and terminology shall be investigated.
4) Examination and utilization of attached documents on voluntary registration
For all attached documents on voluntary registration, labeling and terminology shall beinvestigated, and the findings shall be utilized for surveys.
5) Concerning the antibacterial products voluntarily registered by foreign corporations, thissociety shall request to submit for investigation such actual product or its partial sampleand a catalog etc.

5. Surveillance and Monitoring Items for Confirmation
The following items shall be investigated:
1) Product classification

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Rules in SIAA's Articles of Association 12
Confidentiality Level D2) Trade name3) Manufacturer4) Month and year of manufacture5) Vendor
6) Place of purchase of the commodity
7) Month purchased
8) Antibacterial and antifungal agents used，
9) Antibacterial and antifungal treatment portion
10) Antibacterial and antifungal treatment methods
11) Compliance of products bearing the SIAA brand mark with the “SIAA Brand MarkManagement and Operation Provisions”
12) Antibacterial and antifungal labeling methods
13) Instructions for antibacterial and antifungal applications (cautions etc.)
14) Price15) Antibacterial and antifungal effect (initial stage)
Antibacterial and antifungal effect (durability)

6. Antibacterial and Antifungal Power Evaluation Test
Antibacterial or antifungal power evaluation tests shall be performed using antibacterial or
antifungal power evaluation test methods specified by this society, contracted to aJNLA-certified test institution.
7. Reporting of Surveillance Results1) Surveillance and monitoring results shall be discussed at meetings of the Market
Development Committee and the actual status of antibacterial markets shall be describedby status (member/non-member), field, etc.
2) Surveillance and monitoring results shall be reported to the Board of Standing Directors inpursuit of their effective utilization.
3) Regarding the results of purchasing surveys on products of members of this society,members shall be individually notified of the results and, if any problematic finding isrevealed, shall be encouraged to take remedial measures.

8. Miscellaneous
Handling of matters not stipulated in these detailed rules shall be determined in consultation
with the Board of Standing Directors.

Formulated: December 14, 1999
Amended: June 22, 2001
Amended: February 02, 2007
Tentatively amended: September 18，2014

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