WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.107
5March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0859)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: JAPAN
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofTransport
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Motor vehicles (HS:87.026)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Revision oftheSafety
Regulations forRoad Vehicles (available inEnglish)
6. Description ofcontent: Planned revisions forderegulation asfollowing item;
-thechime forpassengers whoinform thebusdriver ofgetting off.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
According todevelopment oftechnique ofthemotor vehicles andchange ofsocial needs
ofthemotor vehicles, thesafety regulation formotor vehicles willbederegulated
8. Relevant documents: Thebasic lawistheRoad Vehicle Act. These revisions willbe
made public in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:May1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: