RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.271
22September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2749)
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 ofPosts andTelecommunications
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): Radio transmitting facility
fordigital broadcasting bycommunications satellite (HS: 85.25)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment totheOrdinance for
Executing theRadio Law, theOrdinance forRegulating Radio Equipment, theOrdinance
Stipulating theStandard System onTransmission forUltrashort-Wave Broadcast andthe
Ordinance Stipulating theStandard System onTransmission forUltrashort-Wave Data
Broadcast. Establishment oftheOrdinance Stipulating theStandard System on
Transmission forDigital Television Broadcast andtheOrdinance Stipulating theStandard
System onTransmission forDataBroadcast. (available inEnglish, 2pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Toestablish thetechnical regulations onradio equipment and
theOrdinance Stipulating theStandard System onTransmission forDigital Broadcasting
byCommunications Satellites.
7. Objective andrationale: Toputdigital broadcasting bycommunications satellites to
practical use.
8. Relevant documents: Thebasic lawistheRadio Law.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: February 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: