WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/563
27 November 2000
(00-5073)
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 Posts and Telecommunications
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):   Digital multi address
radio communications systems for disaster prevention and administrative services
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Partial amendment to
the Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Law, the Ordinance for Procedures to be
Observed in Licensing Radio Station, the Ordinance for Regulating Radio Equipment, and
the Ordinance concerning Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified
Radio Equipment.
6. Description of content:   Establishment of technical standards concerning digital multi
address radio communications systems for disaster prevention and administrative services.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To introduce techniques useful for the development of digital multi address radio
communications systems for disaster prevention and administrative services.
8. Relevant documents:
The Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Law
The Ordinance for Procedures to be Observed in Licensing Radio Stations
The Ordinance for Regulating Radio Equipment
The Ordinance concerning Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified
Radio Equipment
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }April 2001
10. Final date for comments:   20 February 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           