WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.446
19December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5381)
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 canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [X],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Motor vehicles
(HS:87.01-87.05, 87.11, 87-16)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Revisions oftheType
Designation Regulation forMotor Vehicles (available inEnglish)
6. Description ofcontent: Outline ofplanned revisions onapplication fortheMotor
Vehicle Type Designation System areasfollows:
1. Toreview therequirement fordurability test;
2. toreview theitems onthelisttobeattached toapplication forms.
7. Objective andrationale: Tosimplify theprocedures andrequirement fortheapplication
concerning theMotor Vehicles Type Designation System.
8. Relevant documents: Thebasic lawistheRoad Vehicles Act.
Therevision willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when
adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: February 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Notyetdetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 7February 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: