WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/352
8 August 2000
(00-3245)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 and Welfare
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):   Drugs (HS: 30)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Establishment of the
Japanese Pharmacopoeia Fourteenth Edition (4 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   Under the provision of Article 41, paragraph 1 of the
Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, Minister of Health and Welfare abolish the Japanese
Phamacopoei Thirteenth edition and establish the Fourteenth edition.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To establish the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Fourteenth edition for the purpose of maintaining
proper description and quality of drugs.
8. Relevant documents:   Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 April 2001
10. Final date for comments:   13 October 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Evaluation and License Division
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Safety Bureau, MHW
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-kuTokyo 100-8045
Japan
Tel: +81-3-3503-1711 (Ex. 2739)