WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/24
17 October 2001
(01-5079)
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 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 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):   Low-power data
communications systems using 2.4 GHz band and RF ID (Radio Frequency Identification)
systems using 2.4 GHz band
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Partial amendment to
the Ordinance for Regulating Radio Equipment, and others
6. Description of content:   Establishment of technical regulations for low-power data
communications systems and RF ID systems using 2.4 GHz band
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To upgrade low-power data communications  systems and RF ID systems using 2.4 GHz
band
8. Relevant documents:
The Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Law
The Ordinance for Regulating Radio Equipment
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }February 2002
10. Final date for comments:   31 December 2001
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:           