G/TBT/N/JPN/700  
11 May 2021  
(21-3999) 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 Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)  
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  
Consumer  products HS: 8419.11, 8422.11,8516.10, 8516.29  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision to the 
"Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act", "Ministerial Order on 
Specified Products Requiring Maintenance Related to the  Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
Industry", "Operational Rules and Interpretations of the Gas Business Act for Gas 
Equipment and Appliances" and "Operational Rules of the Ministerial Order on Technical 
Requirements for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Appliances, et c." (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Seven items will be removed from the list of "Specified Products 
Requiring Maintenance" and the terms related to the removed items will be deleted. Also, 
regarding two out of the seven removed items, the existing voluntary regulation among 
private businesses will be introduced into the Operational Rules.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Consumer Product Safety Act 
http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/deta il/?ft=2&re=01&dn=1&yo=%
E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E7%94%A8%E8%A3%BD%E5%93%81&ia=03&ja=
04&ph=&x=0&y=0&ky=&page=2   
• Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?ft=2&re=01&dn=1&yo=%
E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E7%94%A8%E8%A3%BD%E5%93%81&ia=03&ja=
04&ph=&x=0&y=0&ky=&page=1   
• Ministerial Order on Specifie d Products Requiring Maintenance Related to the 
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (in Japanese) https://elaws.e -
gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearc h/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=420M600004
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  • Operational Rules and Interpretations of the Gas Business Act for Gas 
Equipment and Appliances (in Japanese) 
https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/consumer/seian/gasji/contents/gijutsukijunkaish
aku_pstg.pdf  
• Operational Rules of the Ministerial Order on Technical Requirements for 
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Appliances, etc. (in Japanese) 
https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/consumer/seian/ekiseki/contents/gijutsukijunkais
haku_hontai_pslpg.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  August 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Japan TBT Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of foreign Affairs (MOFA)  
2-2-1, Kasumigaseki  
Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo  
100-8919 
+(81 3) 5501 83 44  
+(81 3) 5501 83 43 (Fax)  
enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/JPN/21_3389_00_e.pdf