JAPAN: VENDING MACHINE FOR COOKED FOOD The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 95.153. 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. 3 Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): The vending machine for cooked food (HS: 8476.11). 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Amendment to Specifications and Standards for Food and Food Additives (available in English, 2 pages). 6. Description of content: To deregulate standards of the vending machine for foods in order to address the issue of diversification of cooking/preparing methods and selling systems of foods. 7. Objective and rationale: Public health. 8. Relevant documents: The basic document is the Food Sanitation Law. The said amendment will appear in ``KAMPO'' (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: As soon as possible after commenting period. 10. Final date for comments: 17 July 1995. (152)

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