Cease and Desist Order against Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Action summary
- Company
- Original: 厚生労働省Corporate Number: 6000012070001
- Governing law
- 医薬品、医療機器等の品質、有効性及び安全性の確保等に関する法律医薬品、医療機器等の品質、有効性及び安全性の確保等に関する法律
- Action type
- Cease and Desist Order措置命令
- Action date
- December 19, 2017
- Issuing authority
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare厚生労働省
Violation
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced the promulgation of a cabinet order to newly designate five substances as 'specified drugs' (※1), which will come into effect on December 29, 2017. The five substances newly designated were deemed appropriate for designation at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency's Subcommittee on Designated Drugs on December 18 of this year, leading to their prompt designation (※3). After enforcement, manufacturing, importing, selling, possession, and use of these substances and products containing them for purposes other than medical or related uses will be prohibited.
Show original Japanese text
厚生労働省は、本日付けで別紙の５物質を新たに「指定薬物」（※１）として指定する省令（※２）を公布し、平成29年12月29日に施行することとしましたので、お知らせします。新たに指定された５物質は、今年12月18日の薬事・食品衛生審議会薬事分科会指定薬物部会において、指定薬物とすることが適当とされた物質であるため、早急に指定（※３）を行うこととなります。施行後は、これらの物質とこれらの物質を含む製品について、医療等の用途以外の目的での製造、輸入、販売、所持、使用等が禁止されます。
Source
Original Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announcement (in Japanese)The original Japanese disclosure is the authoritative record.
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Language
日本語版を見る (Japanese)Company info
- English name
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Official
- Japanese name
- 厚生労働省
- Corporate Number
- 6000012070001
- Registered address
- 東京都千代田区霞が関１丁目２－２
About this recordAggregated and translated from public Japanese government disclosures. The English text is for reference only — authoritative content is the linked Japanese source.