NATIONAL PROFILE on Chemicals Management - UNITAR

consumption, and also the regulation ofmanufacture and handling of gascylinders and containers. At the sametime, promoting voluntary activity onsafety of high-pressure gas by privateenterprises and the High Pressure GasSafety Institute of Japan.Law ConcerningSafety Assuranceand QualityImprovement ofFeed(Law No. 35 of1953)MAFFFeed and feed additivesSecuring public safety and the stableproduction of livestock products, etc. byregulating manufacturing, etc. of feedsand feed additives, establishing officialspecifications of feeds, and examiningfeeds according to the specifications soas to ensure safety and improve qualityof feeds.Water Supply Law(Law No. 177 of1957)MHLWWater supplied by pipesContributing to the improvement of theliving environment and public health byproviding clean, abundant andinexpensive water through improvingwater systems and its administration aswell as protecting and promoting waterprojects.PharmaceuticalAffairs Law(Law No. 145 of1960)MHLWMAFFPharmaceuticals, quasidrugs,cosmetics, medicaldevicesImplementing necessary regulations toensure the quality, efficacy and safetyof pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs,cosmetics and medical devices, whiletaking necessary measures to promoteresearch and development ofpharmaceuticals and medical devices ofparticular necessity, aiming enhance ofhealth and hygiene.Household GoodsQuality LabelingLaw(Law No. 104 of1962)METIAmong textile products,goods made of syntheticresin, electrical equipmentand miscellaneousindustrial goods forgeneral consumer use,commodities whosequality is very difficult toascertain when generalconsumers purchase them.Protecting the interests of generalconsumers by improving theappropriateness of labellings ofhousehold products.Air PollutionControl Law(Law No. 97 of1968)MOEHazardous air pollutants,etc.Protecting public health and the livingenvironment, by regulating emissions ofsoot, smoke and particulates from thebusiness activities of factories andbusiness establishments, and in theevent of demolishing buildings whilepromoting various measures concerninghazardous air pollutants. It alsoestablishes maximum permissible limitsfor automobile exhaust gases. It alsoaims to protect victims of air pollutionrelatedhealth damage throughstipulating a liability of businesses in thecase of the occurrence of healthdamage caused by air pollution.Law ofMaintenance ofSanitation inBuildings(Law No. 20 of1970)MHLWBuildingsPromoting the improvement of publichealth by ensuring a healthyenvironment in buildings used andaccessed by a large number of peoplethrough the establishment of necessaryterms for environmental health inrelation to the maintenance andadministration of buildings.22