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Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Export Trade Control Order

October 3, 2022

For the purposes of preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the excess accumulation of conventional weapons, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) controls exports under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) and the Export Trade Control Order (hereinafter referred to as the "Export Order") pursuant to the FEFTA.
METI announced that today the Cabinet approved the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Export Trade Control Order concerning the revision of goods in the export regulatory list based on the agreements concluded at the International Export Control Regimes held in 2021.

1. Outline of the revision

The Export Order is to be revised concerning goods in the regulatory list so that the government of Japan can ensure domestic implementation of the agreements concluded at the International Export Control Regimes.

The details of the revision are as follows:

Related to Appended Table 1 of the Export Order: In line with these revisions of the Export Order, METI will also revise the related ministerial orders and other regulations.

2. Future schedule

Promulgated on: October 6 (Thu.), 2022
Coming into effect on: December 6 (Tue.), 2022

Division in Charge

Security Trade Control Policy Division, Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau

 

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