Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act (Act No. 303 of 1950). Pays/Territoire Japon Type du document Législation Date 1950 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Substances dangereuses Commerce intérieur Enregistrement Normes Commerce/industrie/sociétés Collectivité locale Législation de base Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Asie Orientale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Résumé The purpose of this Act is to provide necessary control on poisonous substances and deleterious substances from the viewpoint of health and hygiene. In particular, article 3 establishes that no person may engage in the manufacture of any such substance for the purpose of selling or giving the same unless the person is registered as a manufacturer of poisonous substances or deleterious substances. Article 4 specifies that the registration of a manufacturing business or import business of such substances is conducted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for each manufacturing facility or business office, and the registration of a distribution business of said substances is conducted for each shop by the prefectural governor of the location of each respective shop. The text consists of 82 articles. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp