./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/C/N/84
18 November 1998
(98-4657)
Council for Trade in Services Original:  English
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III.3 OF THE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
The following notification has been received from Japan.
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1. Member notifying:
Japan
2. Notification under:
Article III, paragraph 3, of the General Agreement on Trade in Services.
3. Date of entry into force:
1 July 1998
Duration
Indefinite
4. Agency responsible for implementati on and enforcement of the measures:
Ministry of Finance
Financial Supervisory Agency
5. Description of the measures:
According to the revision of Law concerning non-life insurance rating organization,
obligations for members of the rating organization to use rates calculated by the ratingorganization have been eliminated since 1 July 1998.
Affected commitments in the Schedule:"By no later than 1 July 1998, appropriate authorities will eliminate obligations for members
of a rating organization to use rates calculated by the rating organization for the provision of
insurance services while allowing members of a rating organization to use, for the purpose of
calculating rates, the statistical data collected by the rating organization ." in the column of
additional commitments in sector 7.A " Insurance and Insurance-Related Services " of Japan's
Schedules attached to Fifth Protocol to the General Agreement on Trade in Services.S/C/N/84
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6. Members affected:
None
7. The texts are available from:
Credit System Division
Financial System Planning Bureau
Ministry of Finance
Telephone: +(81 3) 3581 7684
Telefax: +(81 3) 5251 2216
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