WORLD TRADE S/C/N/59
23May 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2197)
Original: English Council forTrade inServices
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TOARTICLE III.3OFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
Supply services ofpersonnel within Japan
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from Japan.
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1. Member notifying:
Japan
2. Notification under Article(s):
Article III,paragraph 3
3. Date ofentry intoforce:
16December 1996
Duration:
Indefinite
4. Agency responsible forenforcement ofthemeasure:
Ministry ofLabour
5. Complete description ofthemeasure:
According totherevision ofLawforSecuring theProper Operation ofWorker Dispatching
Undertakings andImproved Working Conditions forDispatched Workers, supply services ofpersonnel
within Japan inthefollowing additional eleven categories ofbusiness havebeenpermitted:S/C/N/59
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(1) Businesses corresponding toitinerary management business conducted bythose who
accompany travellers intravels other thansponsored travels provided inparagraph
4,Article 2ofLawonTravel, orsupply ofservices, incidental tothesaidbusiness,
fortheconvenience oftravellers;
(2) Research onscience, development ofnewproducts produced withknowledge onscience
ortechnology towhich science isapplied ordevelopment ofnewmethod ofproduction
ofproducts produced withknowledge onscience ortechnology towhich science is
applied;
(3) Investigation, planning ordrafting onpreparation ofsystems necessary forcompanies
toconduct businesses oronpreparation ofmanagement methods ofthesaidsystems;
(4) Editingintheprocessofproductionofworks,includingbooksandmagazines,composed
ofsentences, photographs, charts andsoon;
(5) Designing, planning orgiving expressions todesigns ofgoods, designs ofwrapping
ofgoods ordesigns fordisplay ofgoods oradvertisement ofgoods orcompanies;
(6) Consulting onordesigning orexpressing ofdesigns orarrangements oflightning
equipments andfurnishings indoors;
(7) Reading manuscripts, suchasinbroadcasting programs, forwhich ahighdegree of
professional knowledge, technical skillsorexperiences isneeded, orgiving expressions
bymeans ofvoice andsound accompanied byinterviews, orpresiding;
(8) Teaching orinstructing howtooperate office equipment, howtousesystems which
work byusing computers orhowtouseprograms;
(9) Bymeans oftelecommunications, explaining orconsulting ongoods, rights orservices,
applying forsalescontracts ofgoods orrights orcontracts ofsupplying services for
consideration, receiving applications forthose contracts, concluding those contracts,
orsoliciting applications fororconclusions ofthose contracts;
(10) Explaining orconsulting forcustomers onmachines designed inaccordance with
customers demands, facilities composed ofmachines, orprograms, applying forsales
contracts ofmachines designed inaccordance withcustomers demands, facilities
composed ofmachines, orprograms, receiving applications forthose contracts,
concluding those contracts, orsoliciting applications fororconclusions ofthose
contracts;
(11) Procuring, producing, establishing, operating orcarrying inoroutofstage setting
orstage properties which areusedtoproduce broadcasting programs andsoon.
Affected commitments intheSchedule:
Commitments insector 1.F.k) -"Supply services ofpersonnel within Japan (limited toservices
todispatch workers employed bytheservice supplier towork under thedirection ofanother person
while employment relationship withtheservice supplier ismaintained)"S/C/N/59
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6. Members specifically affected, ifany:
None
7. Textavailable from:
Private Undertakings ofLabour Demand andSupply Office
Employment Service Division
Employment Security Bureau
Ministry ofLabour
Telephone +(81 3)3502 6479
Telefax +(81 3)3502 2278