WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.554
5 November 1999
(99-4796)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:   National Police Agency (NPA)
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):   Advance-warning
triangle (HS:  3926.90-029, 8716.90-000)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Revision of the
Enforcing Regulation of the Road Traffic Law (available in English, 2 pages)
6. Description of content:   NPA will revise the regulation on the shape and dimensions of the
advance-warning triangle
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To make the advance-warning triangles whic h comply with the dimensions prescribed
according to UN-ECE R27 usable in Japan
8. Relevant documents:   The Road Traffic Regulation
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2000          
10. Final date for comments:   28 December 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           