. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/17
14 August 2001
(01-4003)
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 Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and
Telecommunications
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):   Radio equipment at
radio stations for Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Radio
Navigation System
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 Regulating RadioEquipment, the Ordinance for Procedures to be Observed in Licensing Radio Stations, the
Ordinance for Regulating the Operation of Radio Stations, and the Ordinance for Type
Approval of Radio Apparatus
6. Description of content:   Establishment of technical regulations concerning radio
equipment to introduce Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) and
Radio Navigation System for the safe navigation of ships
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To establish technical regulations concerning radio equipment to introduce Universal
Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Radio Navigation System for the safenavigation of ships
8. Relevant documents:
The Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Law
The Ordinance for Regulating Radio Equipment
The Ordinance for Procedures to be Observed in Licensing Radio Stations
The Ordinance for Regulating the Operation of Radio Stations
The Ordinance for Type Approval of Radio Apparatus
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }December 2001G/TBT/N/JPN/17
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10. Final date for comments:   26 October 2001
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:           