WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/667
23 December 1999
(99-5562)
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 Health and Welfare
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):   Apparatus based on the
use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical,
dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, X-ray tubes and
other X-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens,
examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like.  (HS:  90.22)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Medical Service Law
Enforcement Regulations  (available in Japanese, 2 pages)
6. Description of content:   Revision of radiological safety requirements due to recent
development of medical radiological devices and radiology.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  To
accomplish coherence with international standard (IEC 60601, ICRP Pub 33), as far as
possible, considering situations such as standard figures of Japanese patients.
8. Relevant documents:   The basic law is the Medical Service Law.  The said amendment
will appear in "KAMPO" (Official Gazette) when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd quarter of 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  3rd quarter of 2000
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:           