Laws of Japan

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37 laws on this page

Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (Act No. 175 of 1950)

Act · Made 1950-05-11

Act on Price Adjustment of Sugar and Starch（Act No. 109 of 1965）

Act · Made 1965-06-02

Act on Promotion of Utilization of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Organic Resources as Biofuel Raw Materials (Act No. 45)

Act · Made 2008

Act on the Quality Control of Fertilizer

Act · Made 1950-05-01

Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law (Law No. 82 of 1948)

Act · Made 1948

Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Support Act (No. 35)

Act · Made 2017-05-19

Basic Policy and Action Plan for the Revitalization of Japan’s Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries

policy · Made 2011-10-25

Basic Principles to Deal with Detection of a Quarantine Pest (Notice of the Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of No. 650, Shouan 24 of 17 May 2012)

Other · Made 2012-05-17

Cabinet Order for the Enforcement of Plant Protection Act No. 146 of 1951

Other · Made 1951

Cabinet Order for the implementation of the Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law (No. 56 of 1971)

Regulation · Made 1971

Cabinet Order No. 296 Enforcement Ordinance on Promotion of Utilization of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Organic Resources as Biofuel Raw Materials

Regulation · Made 2008

Climate Change Adaptation Plan (2021)

policy · Made 2021-10

Climate Change Adaptation Plan of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

policy · Made 2015-08

Comprehensive Strategy for the Rebirth of Japan ~ Exploring the frontiers and building a Country of Co-creation 2012

policy · Made 2012-07-31

Enforcement Order of the Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (Cabinet Order No. 291 of August 31, 1951)

Regulation · Made 1951-08-31

Enforcement Order of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Cabinet Order No. 11)

Regulation · Made 1961-01-26

Enforcement Order of the Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Cabinet Order No. 368)

Regulation · Made 1998-11-20

Green Growth Strategy through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050

policy · Made 2020-12-25

Intellectual Property Basic Act (Act No. 122 of 2002)

Act · Made 2002

Invasive Alien Species Act (No. 78 of 2004)

Act · Made 2004-06-02

Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Processed Foods

Other · Made 2005-10-27

Law No. 145 on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical devices

Act · Made 1960-08-10

Ministerial Order Establishing Standards with Which Users of Agricultural Chemicals Must Comply（Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of the Environment No. 5 of 2003）

Regulation · Made 2003-03-07

National Implementation Plan of Japan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

policy · Made 2005-06

Notification on Data Requirement for Supporting Registration of Agricultural Chemicals No. 12, 2000

Other · Made 2000-11-24

Notification on Implementing rules of Data Requirement for Supporting Registration of Agricultural Chemicals No. 13, 2001

Other · Made 2001-10-10

Notification on the Good Laboratory Practice for Agricultural Chemicals No. 11, 1999

Regulation · Made 1999-10-01

Ordinance No. 55 of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries promulgating amendments to the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act

Regulation · Made 2020-08-05

Plant Protection Act (Act No. 151 of 1950)

Act · Made 1950-05-04

Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Law No. 83 of 1998)

Act · Made 1998-05-29

Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (Order of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry No. 62 of June 9, 1950)

Regulation · Made 1950-06-09

Regulation for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act

Other · Made 1950

Regulations for Enforcement of the Act on Price Adjustment of Sugar and Starch (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Ordinance No. 43 of 1960)

Regulation · Made 1965-09-15

Regulations for Enforcement of the Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Act（Order of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry No. 21 of 1951）

Regulation · Made 1951

Seeds and Seedlings Law

Act · Made 1982-08-06

Seeds and Seedlings Law Enforcement Order

Regulation · Made 1998-11-20

Seeds and Seedlings Law Enforcement Regulation

Regulation · Made 1998-12-03