WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.567
16 November 1998
(98-4566)
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:  Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):  Radio equipment for small-
scale radio station, which is specified by the applicable ordinance of the Ministry of Posts
and Telecommunications (specified radio equipment).
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Partial Revision of Rules
on Certification of Conformity with Technical Regulations for "Specified Radio
Equipment", and of Rules on Recognized Priv ate Test Body for Radio Station (2 pages,
available in English)
6. Description of content:  (1) Establishment of procedure for certification by the type,
(2) establishment of procedure for certification by recognized Foreign Certification Body,
(3) establishment of procedure to be followed and designation of items to be tested by
recognized private test body or recognized private foreign test body.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
streamline procedures for Certification of Conformity with Technical Regulations on"Specified Radio Equipment" to be used as a small-scale radio station such as cellular
phone, personal handyphone system (PHS) etc.
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Rules on Certification of Conformity with Technical Regulations
for "Specified Radio Equipment", (2) Rules on Recognized Private Test Body for Radio
Station.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 1999
10. Final date for comments:  14 January 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           