. /. WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/88
15 May 2003
(03-2594)
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 Economy, Trade and Industry
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  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):   Gasoline (2710.11.137),
Gas Oil (2710.11.150, 2710.19.150)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Revision of the
Regulation of the Quality Control of Gasoline and other Fuels (1 page, in English)
6. Description of content:   Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will revise the
regulation of permissible sulphur contained in gasoline and gas oil.  We will enforce thisrevision by the end of 2004.
The present level: Gasoline 100 ppm (upper limit);
Gas oil 500 ppm (upper limit).
The proposed level: Gasoline 50 ppm (upper limit);
Gas oil 50 ppm (upper limit).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To regulate the quality of fuels for motor vehi cles in order to reduce the sulphur contained
in exhaust gases.
8. Relevant documents:   The Regulation of the Quality Control of Gasoline and other Fuels
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  the end of 2004
10. Final date for comments:   10 July 2003G/TBT/N/JPN/88
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Contact: Petroleum Refining and Reserve Division
Natural resources and Fuel Department
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry1-3-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8986 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3501-1511
Fax: +81-3-3580-8467