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Mauremys sinensis, M. sinensis × M. japonica, M. sinensis × M. mutica, M. sinensis × M. reevesii, Japalura swinhonis, Bufo melanostictus, Eleutherodactylus johnstonei, E. planirostris, Kaloula pulchra, Acheilognathus macropterus, Ameiurus nebulosus, Pylodictis olivaris, Tachysurus fulvidraco, Silurus glanis, any member of the family Esocidae, any living hybrid organisms of species of the family Esocidae, Gambusia holbrooki, Lates niloticus, Morone Americana, Gymnocephalus cernuus, Neogobius melanostomus, Mikania micrantha, Ammophila arenaria, Drosera intermedia and Utricularia inflata

(1) Animals (excluding sperm whale, beaked whale, mink whale, sei whale, bryde's whale and fin whale) and plants included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (hereinafter referred to as "CITES"), plus their parts and derivatives.

(2) Animals and plants belonging to species listed in Annex II of the CITES (except for whales and their preparations, and also except for oceanic whitetip shark, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, basking shark, white shark, porbeagle, whale shark and sea horse), plus their parts and derivatives (for plants, only those parts and derivatives specified in Annex II).

(3) Animals and plants belonging to species listed in Annex III of the CITES, plus their parts and derivatives.

Substances listed in: Annex A, Group I (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances and those used for laboratory and analytical purpose); Annex A, Group II (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, and those used as raw materials for producing other substances); Annex B (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances and those used for laboratory and analytical purpose); Annex C, Group I (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer and those used as raw materials for producing other substances); Annex C, Group II (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances and those used for laboratory and analytical purpose); Annex C, Group III (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances and those used for laboratory and analytical purpose ); Annex E (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances, those used for laboratory and analytical purpose and those used for the quarantine of the export or import of cargo) of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

(1) Controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, Group I, Group II, Group III, D, E of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer coming from non members of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

(2) Specified hazardous wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes.

(3) Wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (except for wastes produced from ship or aircraft navigation in Article 4.2 and for a person who enters Japan carrying wastes).
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Substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, and E of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

(i) Specified hazardous wastes prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Control of Import, Export, etc. of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes (Act No. 108 of 1992)N ;
(ii) Wastes prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Waste Management and Public Cleaning Act (excluding those listed in (i) above).

Hazardous Chemicals and pesticides (Product descriptions # 15(1) to (v) of attachment to this notification)

15. (i) Chemical substances listed in the upper column of Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
(ii) Chemical substances listed below and contained in the agricultural chemicals prescribed in Article 1-2, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Chemicals Control Act (Act No. 82 of 1948); however, limited to those determined and publicly notified by the Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry:
(1) Agricultural chemicals for which the registration application was denied under Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Agricultural Chemicals Control Act for the reason that they are subject to any of the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), item (iii) to item (vii) of the Act;
(2) Agricultural chemicals for which the registration was cancelled under Article 6-3, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Chemicals Control Act for the reason that any events prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), item (iii) to item (vii) of the Act have occurred;
(3) Agricultural chemicals of which sales were prohibited under Article 9, paragraph (2) of the Agricultural Chemicals Control Act for the reason that it is necessary to prohibit such sales in order to prevent any events prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), item (iii) to item (vii) of the Act from occurring.
(iii)Specified poisonous substances prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Poisonous Substances Control Act (Act No. 303 of 1950) (excluding those listed in (1) above).
(iv)Chemical substances contained in the pesticides listed below that are pharmaceutical products prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Law on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Act No. 145 of 1960) or quasi-pharmaceutical products prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act; however, limited to those determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry;
(1) Pesticides that are pharmaceutical products or quasi-pharmaceutical products for which an approval was not granted under Article 14, paragraph (2), item (iii), (b) of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act for the reason that they are subject to the provision;
(2) Pesticides that are pharmaceutical products or quasi-pharmaceutical products for which the approval was withdrawn under Article 74-2, paragraph (1) of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act for the reason that they are subject to Article 14, paragraph (2), item (iii), (b) of the Act.
(v) Materials prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (1), item (ii) to item (vii), and item (ix) of the Order for Enforcement of the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Cabinet Order No. 318 of August 19, 1972) ; however, limited to those determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
(vi) Class 1 specified chemical substances prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacturing (Act No. 117 of 1973) (excluding those listed in (i) above).

Endangered species of wild fauna and flora (Products descriptions # 16, 17 of the attachment to this notification)

16. Animals or plants that belong to the species listed in Appendices I or II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or parts, eggs, seeds, specimens, processed products, or other derivatives of such animals or plants (excluding those listed in the middle columns of rows 37 and 43; limited to those determined and publicly notified by the Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).

17. Individuals (prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (2), item (iii) of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Act No. 75 of 1992)), organs, and processed products of the endangered species of wild flora and fauna prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act (excluding those listed in the middle column of row 43, as well as designated national endangered species of wild flora and fauna prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (5) of the Act; with respect to international endangered species of wild flora and fauna prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (4) of the Act, limited to those listed in Table 1 of Appended Table II of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cabinet Order No. 17 of 1993)).

- Birds:23 species (e.g. Mandarin Duck(Aix galericulata))
- Mammals: 10 species (e.g. Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides))
- Processed goods; stuffed, specimen, feather goods, fur, fur goods
- Eggs of bird; Eggs of each species of wildlife