RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.313
30October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3340)
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): Gasmasks (HS: 90.20)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment totheStandards for
GasMasks (available inJapanese, 14pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Toamend thestandards forgasmasks with aview to
harmonizing them withinternational standards.
Theamended points areasfollows:
(1) toadopt SIunits system;
(2) tomodify thetesting gasusedongasmasks fororganic gases.
7. Objective andrationale: Occupational safety andhealth
8. Relevant documents: Thebasic lawistheIndustrial Safety andHealth Law.
Theamendment willappear in"KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when
adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: This proposal willbeadopted in
January 1996 andwillenter intoforce inApril 1996.
10. Final dateforcomments: 4January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: