Press Release

July 29, 2009
  • Water & Soil

Public Comments Invited Regarding the Draft of the Outline of the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) on the Amended Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (SCCA).

On July 29, 2009, the Central Environment Council submitted a report regarding the Cabinet Order and the Ordinance of the MOE of the Amended SCCA to the Minister of the Environment. The MOE has prepared a draft of the outline of the Ordinance of the MOE on the Amended SCCA in accordance with the report. The MOE invites broad-based public commentary regarding this draft. Comments will be accepted from July 29, 2009 to August 28, 2009. All written procedure related to this invitation for public comments are to be conducted in Japanese, and comments must therefore be submitted in Japanese.


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