WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/19
17 September 2001
(01-4349)
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 Health, Labour and Welfare
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):   Elevators
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Partial Amendment to
the Construction Code for Elevators (23 pages, available in Japanese)
6. Description of content:   To amend the Construction Code for Elevators in view of the
following:
(i) adoption of performance-based standards;(ii) harmonization with other relevant domestic regulations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To ensure safety of workers against the risk of the machine.
8. Relevant documents:   Industrial Safety and Health Law.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2002
10. Final date for comments:   30 November 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:           