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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.285
29September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2872)
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 ofLabour
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Cranes (HS: 84.26)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment totheStandards for
Cranes (available inJapanese, 28pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Toamend thestandards forcranes withaview toharmonizing
them withinternational standards. Theamended points areasfollows:
(1) Toadopt SIunits system;
(2) tomake anaddition tomaterial ofcranes;
(3) tomodify thecalculation method forallowable stress incalculation of
strength;
(4) toestablish theexceptional provisions forwind loadandearthquake load
incalculation ofstrength;
(5) tomodify theregulations fordynamic coefficient andamplifying
coefficient incalculation ofstrength;
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6. Description ofcontent (cont'd):
(6) toestablish theexceptional provisions fordeflection ofcrane girder of
overhead travelling crane;
(7) toenhance theregulations forstability;
(8) tomodify theregulations forthediameter ofwireropeandsafety factor
ofwirerope;
(9) toenhance theregulations forbrake; and
(10) toreview therelated provisions withregard toterms, etc.
7. Objective andrationale: Occupational safety
8. Relevant documents: Thebasic lawistheIndustrial Safety andHealth Law. The
amendment willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: This proposal willbeadopted in
December 1995 andwillenter intoforce inJune1996.
10. Final dateforcomments: 30November 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: