./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/C/N/128
22 September 2000
(00-3807)
Council for Trade in Services Original:  English
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III.3 OF THE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
The following notification has been received from the delegation of the Japan.
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1. Member notifying:
Japan
2. Notification under:
Article III, paragraph 3, of the General Agreement on Trade in Services.
3. Date of entry into force:
22 January 1998
Duration
Indefinite
4. Agency responsible for implementation  and enforcement of the measures:
Ministry of Justice
5. Description of the measures:
According to the revision of the Ministerial Ordinance to Provide for Criteria pursuant to
Article 7, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Act, the
maximum period (5 years) of stay under the status of residence “Intra-company Transferee”was abolished.
Affected commitments:
“Unbound except for measures concerning the entry and temporary stay of a natural person
who falls in one of the following categories:   
(a) A natural person who has been employed by a juridical person of a Member other
than Japan for a period not less than one year immediately preceding the date of his
application for the entry and temporary stay in Japan, and who is being transferred,for a period not exceeding 5 years, to a branch office or a juridical person constituted
or registered in Japan owned or controlled by the aforementioned juridical person of aS/C/N/128
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Member other than Japan, provided that he will be engaged in one of the following
activities:  (i) Activities to direct a branch office as its head;  (ii) Activities to direct a
juridical person as its board member or auditor;  (iii) Activities to direct one or more
departments or a juridical person;  (iv) Activities which require technology and/or
knowledge at an advanced level pertinent to physical sciences, engineering or othernatural sciences; and (v) Activities which require knowledge at an advanced level
pertinent to jurisprudence, economics, business management, accounting or other
humanities sciences.
(b) A natural person who has been employed by a juridical person of a Member other
than Japan or has been a partner in it for a period not less than one year immediately
preceding the date of his application for the entry and temporary stay in Japan, andwho is being transferred to Japan, for a period not exceeding 5 years and who will
return to the aforementioned juridical person of a Member other than Japan upon the
expiration of the said period, provided that he will be engaged in one of the following
activities of professional services which may be engaged only as a natural person and
not as an employee:  (i) Legal services supplied by a lawyer qualified as “Bengoshi”under Japanese law;  (ii) Consultancy on law of jurisdiction where the service
supplier is a qualified lawyer;  (iii) Legal services supplied by a patent attorney
qualified as “Benrishi” under Japanese law;  (iv) Legal services supplied by a
maritime procedure agent qualified as “Kaijidairishi” under Japanese law;
(v) Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services supplied by an accountantqualified as “Koninkaikeishi” under Japanese law; and  (vi) Taxation services
supplied by a tax accountant qualified as “Zeirishi” under Japanese law” in mode 4 of
the column of limitation on market access in sector “ALL SECTORS INCLUDED IN
THIS SCHEDULE”.
6. Members specifically affected, if any:
None
7. The texts are available from:
Immigration Policy Division, Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice
Telephone: +(81 3) 3580-4111 extensions 2750 or 2751
Telefax: +(81 3) 5511-7212
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