Regions continued Japan

The common technical document (CTD) is a method of submitting an NDA. It is a very useful outcome of ICH discussions regarding the creation and implementation of standardized document formats. While individual regulatory agencies still have different requirements of specific content of various documents, this standardized format is a considerable step forward in the harmonization of submissions to multiple agencies. This guideline, adopted by the ICH regions (Europe, Japan, and the United States) in 2000, has subsequently been implemented, and other countries may continue to adopt it. 

Developed in China before the Han dynasty (206 bce), the soy nugget is considered to be the progenitor of many types of fermented soy pastes and soy sauces. It was the first soyfood to be described in written records. The product continues to be popular in China and certain regions of Japan. Similar products are also produced in Philippines (known as tao-si) and Eastern India (known as tao-tjo). 

Pyrite is the most abundant of the metal sulfides. Eor many years, until the Erasch process was developed, pyrite was the main source of sulfur and, for much of the first half of the twentieth century, comprised over 50% of world sulfur production. Pyrite reserves are distributed throughout the world and known deposits have been mined in about 30 countries. Possibly the largest pyrite reserves in the world are located in southern Spain, Portugal, and the CIS. Large deposits are also in Canada, Cypms, Einland, Italy, Japan, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, the United States, and Yugoslavia. However, the three main regional producers of pyrites continue to be Western Europe Eastern Europe, including the CIS and China. 

The designation of the Director for External Relations as the focal point for universality within the Secretariat and an invitation to States Parties to designate voluntary and informal points of contact (POCs) in all regions and sub-regions relevant for the effective promotion of universality were of particular importance for the implementation of the Action Plan, which was well under way by early 2004. Several POCs have been nominated, by Bulgaria, Chile, China, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Oman, Palau, Poland, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, South Africa, Tajikistan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the State Party holding the presidency of the European Union. The Secretariat continues to work with these POCs and other interested States Parties to promote universahty of the CWC. 

What can be expected the next 5-10 years Fuel oil will continue to decrease in all regions, but only to a minor degree in North America, where fuel oil use is already quite low. In Western Europe and Japan the decrease will also be less than experienced during the last 10 years, because fuel oil has now reached a price level equal to coal, taking away incentive for power stations to shift from oil to coal. For the LD Countries a considerable decrease is expected to meet the increasing demand for transportation fuels. 

The regional market may mean several things—the European Economic Community or the Central American Common Market are among those that come to mind.. For our purposes, however, let us think in terms of larger geographic definitions Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan, Australia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Over the last twenty years, each of these areas has developed differently and, from the point of view of the worlds chemical industry, has exhibited a different set of needs. In the foreseeable future, the differentiation will continue. This basic fact underlies, and is a key factor in, the determination of how we must organize to sell in the world market. 

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