G/TBT/N/JPN/640  
12 November 2019  
(19-7693) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism （MLIT） 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Maintenance Service Division, Road Transport Bureau, MLIT  
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):  Vehicle 
(HS: 87.02, 87.03, 87.04)  
5. Title, number of pa ges and language(s) of the notified document:  Soliciting public 
opinions about a draft of the notification to revise a part of notifications to define the 
details of the safety standards for road transport vehicles (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Automated driving technology consists of sophisticated and 
complex sensing devices and electronic control devices. If these devices fail, the expected 
functions may not be exhibited, and malfunctions may occur. Therefore, in order t o 
establish a function confirmation method that goes down to the electronic control devices, 
we established the "Study Group on the Way of Car Inspection Method Using an OBD (On -
Board Diagnostics)" and examined the car inspection method (e -PTI : Periodical  Technical 
Inspection) using an OBD. The contents of the inspection method were compiled at the 
Study Group on the Way of Car Inspection Method Using an OBD March 2019.  
In order to take action  based on the results of this study, we will revise the notification 
(Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Notification 2002 No. 619) that 
defines the details of the safety standards for road transport vehicles.  
7. Objective and ration ale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Objective is to establish a function confirmation method that goes down to 
the electronic control devices.  
Rationale is as follows.  
Automated driving technology consists of sophisticated and co mplex sensing devices 
and electronic control devices. If these devices fail, the expected functions may not be 
exhibited, and malfunctions may occur.; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Safety Regulations of Road Trucking Vehicles Act, Transport Ordinance (Public 
Notice of MLIT No. 67, 1951)  G/TBT/N/JPN/640  
 
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  • Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for the Road 
Transport Vehicles (Public Notice of MLIT No. 619, 2002), etc.  
• The amendments will appear in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when 
promulgated.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  April 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Text s available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: (+81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
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