WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/557
22 November 2000
(00-4965)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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 Transport
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 [ 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):   Motor vehicles
(HS: 87.01-87.08, 87.11, 87.14 and 87.16)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Partial amendment to
the Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles, etc.
6. Description of content:   To amend the relevant regulations in order to harmonize them
with No. 26, 39, 44, 77, 81 and 91 of re gulations based on "UN/ECE 1958 Agreement"
(abbr.).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Harmonization with relevant international standards to facilitated international distribution
of motor vehicles, etc.
8. Relevant documents:   The Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles (1951 Ministerial
Ordinance No. 67), etc.  The amendments w ill appear in "KAMPO" (Official Government
Gazette) when promulgated.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2001
10. Final date for comments:   22 January 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           