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WTO notification · TBT

JapanEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

Pharmaceutical products – Japan

Official title

Designation of Shitei Yakubutsu (designated substances), based on the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (hereinafter referred to as the Act). (1960, Law No.145)

Japan notified this emergency TBT measure on 20 August 2026. Emergency measures can apply immediately.

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At a glance

Products

Substances with probable effects on the central nervous system

Notifying member
Japan
Status
Emergency measure, may already apply
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/JPN/914
ICS classification
  • 11.120 Pharmaceutics
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/JPN/914; it forwards comments to Japan.

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What the notification says

Proposal for the additional designation of 4 substances as Shitei Yakubutsu, and their proper uses under the Act.

Sources

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