WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.566
16 November 1998
(98-4565)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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 [    ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):  Terminal equipment to beconnected to telecommunication circuit facilities
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of
Ministerial Ordinance Concerning Technical Conditions Compliance Approval of Terminal
Equipment (3 pages, available in English)
6. Description of content:  (1) Establishment of type approval system, (2) adoption of results
of conformity assessment conducted by foreign certification body, (3) utilization of
competence of private test laboratories both inside and outside Japan.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
make better use of competence of private test laboratories by streamlining technical
conditions compliance approval system, taking into consideration of rapid development andinternationalization of telecommunications sector.
8. Relevant documents:  Ministerial Ordinance Concerning Technical Conditions Compliance
Approval of Terminal Equipment.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } March 1999
10. Final date for comments:  14 January 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           