WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/59
20 December 2002
(02-7023)
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 Land, Infrastructure and Transport
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 [ 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):   Motor vehicles
(HS: 87.01-05)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Partial amendment to
the Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles, etc.
6. Description of content:   Regulations of fuel quality that drivers must use for diesel
vehicles will be established.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To prevent environmental pollution by particulate matter etc.
8. Relevant documents:   The Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles (1951 Ministerial
Ordinance No. 67).  The amendments will appear in "KAMPO" (Official GovernmentGazette) when promulgated.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2003
10. Final date for comments:   5 February 2003
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:           