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Import/Export Quarantine

"Import/export quarantine” refers to inspections, etc. conducted at airports, ports, or designated place of quarantine and inspection locations to prevent the introduction of infectious diseases or pests from abroad.

A quarantine application must be submitted to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency when importing/exporting animals and plants subject to import/export quarantine, and to the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service in the case of aquatic organisms; animal and plant quarantine officers and fishery product quarantine officers will then carry out the necessary inspections, respectively.

To import livestock products for sale or business purpose, the importer must report to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. For importing food products, they must report to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and undergo inspections.

Crime of Stalking

This content addresses stalking and dating violence, which can disrupt a person’s life and escalate into violent crimes, leading to serious social problems. It outlines what stalking and dating violence are, where victims can seek help and how to report incidents, and the victim protection measures specified in 「Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking」, which defines stalking as a crime and imposes tougher punishment. Additionally, it provides useful legal information on assistance and protection, including legal, medical and residential, for victims of stalking and dating violence, as well as about places where victims can seek help to recover from the crime, and details preventive measures to avoid secondary victimization and protect personal information, such as the resident registration number change system.

Cosmetics

Manufacturing or selling cosmetics requires registration by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as a cosmetic manufacturing company or a responsible cosmetic distribution company. If you wish to register as a cosmetics manufacturing business, you must possess certain facilities; if you wish to register as a responsible cosmetic distribution business, you must meet the standards for quality control and safety management after responsible sales of cosmetics, as well as hire a responsible sales manager.
To manufacture and sell cosmetics, you must manufacture them in accordance with the standards for use of raw materials of cosmetics, use safe containers and packaging, place labels of matters to be stated and marked on packages of cosmetics, and sell in accordance with the precautions for marking and advertising cosmetics.

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