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Draft Ministerial Ordinance Amending Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act Enforcement Regulations

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施行規則の一部を改正する省令案に関する御意見の募集について

Published: 2026-10-28 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Open · Area: Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-11-26 23:59 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-29

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AI summary

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Summary

A draft Ministerial Ordinance partially amending the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices was published for public comment on 2026-10-28. The stated comment deadline is 2026-11-26 23:59 JST, and the listed contact is the Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau's Compliance and Narcotics Division.

Business Impact

Pharmaceutical and medical device businesses may be affected by changes to the enforcement regulations governing product quality, efficacy and safety, but the supplied information does not identify the provisions or activities concerned.

Recommended Action

Reviewing the official Japanese draft could clarify the amended provisions, affected activities and any proposed effective date.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-10-28 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) 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施行規則の一部を改正する省令案に関する御意見の募集について (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-11-26 — Public comment deadline (2026-11-26 23:59 JST) (this update) Original Japanese source

What happens next

General procedure: after a consultation closes, the ministry usually publishes the comments received and its responses, and may then adopt the instrument, possibly revised, or not adopt it. This dashboard has not yet matched a promulgated instrument with exactly this name. This is not a forecast of the outcome.