WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/98
15 September 2003
(03-4813)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and
Telecommunications
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Radio Communication
System regulated by the Radio Law.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Entire amendment to
the Ordinance concerning Technical Regulations Conformity Certification for Specified
Radio Equipments  (Available in English, 1 page)
6. Description of content:   The entire amendment to the Ordinance concerning Technical
Regulations Conformity Certification for Specified Radio Equipments will introduceself-verification (so-called SDoC system), in order to promote placing radio equipments on
the market from the viewpoint of revitalization of economy.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To promote placing radio equipments on the market from the viewpoint of revitalization of
economy.
8. Relevant documents:   The Ordinance concerning Technical Regulations Conformity
Certification for Specified Radio Equipments (Ministerial Ordinance)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }January 2004
10. Final date for comments:   31 October 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           