G/TBT/N/JPN/646  
6 January 2020  
(20-0004) 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:   
Engineering Policy 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: 87.01~87.06, 87.13)  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  Partial revision 
of the Safety Regulations for Motor Vehicles and relevant regulations. (5 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  In order to realize automated driving system based on the 
Revised Road Vehicle Act (enacted in 24 May 2019), the MLIT will revise the Safety 
Regulations for Motor Vehicles, Transport Ordinance (Ordinance of the Ministry of 
Transport No. 67, 1951) and othe r relevant ordinances to develop safety requirements 
for automated driving system, DSSAD (Data Storage System for Automated Driving 
vehicles), Cyber Security, etc in line with corresponding new UN Regulations under the 
1958 Agreement.  
In addition, the Revised Road Vehicle Act stipulates that the Minister of Land, 
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism grants the Operational Design Domain (ODD) 
including speeds, routes, weathers for using automated driving systems. The MLIT will 
revise relevant ordinances  to stipulate the procedure for grant of ODD.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
Objective is  to realize automated driving system based on the Revised Road Vehicle Act 
(enacted in 24 May 2019).  
Rationale  is as follows.  
It is essential to develop safety requirements for automated driving system and relevant 
safety requirements in line with new UN Regulations under the 1958 Agreement for 
practical application of automated driving based on the Revised Road V ehicle Acts 
established by the Parliament.; Other  G/TBT/N/JPN/646  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Safety Regulations for motor vehicles, Transport Ordinance (Ordinance   of the Ministry of 
Transport No. 67, 1951)  
Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for motor vehicles (Public Notice 
of the MLIT No. 619, 2002), etc.  
When adopted, these amendments will be published in the "KAMPO" (Official Government 
Gazette) (Available in Japanese).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of enforcement of Article 2 of the Revised 
Road Vehicle Act  
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 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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