NATIONAL PROFILE on Chemicals Management - UNITAR

Annex 1. GlossaryAGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS: In Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law, “Agricultural Chemicals” shall meanfungicides, insecticides and other chemicals (including those prescribed by the Cabinet Order among the productsusing agricultural chemicals as raw material or material for the said use set by a government ordinances) used forcontrol of fungi, nematodes, mites, insects, rodents or other animals and plants as well as viruses (collectivelycalled “Insect pests”) which are injurious to crops (including trees and agricultural and forestry products, andhereinafter called “crops”) and growth accelerator and germination depressor and other chemicals used for thepromotion or depression of physiological functions of crops. In the application of this law, natural enemies usedas a means for the biological control of pests shall be regarded as agricultural chemicals.HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS: According “the Law for the Control of Household Products Containing HarmfulSubstances, Household Products” are defined as products that general consumers mainly use in their daily life.Household Products in the Household Goods Quality Labelling Law defines products as follows:1. Among textile products, goods synthetic resin processed products, the production of electricalmachinery and equipment, and miscellaneous industrial products that general consumers use in dailylife, the said Law defines them as goods whose quality are very difficult for general consumers to confirmwhen purchased and goods whose quality particularly need to be identified and those provided by agovernment ordinance.2. Among the aforementioned materials of textile products as well as textile products used as materialsprovided by a government ordinance, where upon purchasing consumers have extreme difficulties indiscerning the quality of the products. It also defines as products, textiles deemed necessary to identifythe quality to improve the appropriateness of labelling and which are provided by a governmentordinance.INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS: Chemicals used for industrial purposes.RURAL AREAS: Total area of towns and villages in the Report on National Census.“SICK HOUSE SYNDROME”: There are a number of reported cases who complained various kinds of symptomsin new or renovated houses where higher concentration of indoor air pollutants exist resulting from enhanced airtightness and use of chemical-emitting materials. Due to diversity of symptoms, lack of information onmechanism of the symptoms, and complexity of the possible factors, those cases are called “Sick HouseSyndrome”.URBAN AREAS: Total area of cities (including the Tokyo Special Districts) in the Report on National Census. Inother words, urban areas of the whole nation shall mean the total city area of Japan and urban areas of prefecturesshall mean the total city area of prefectures.71