G/TBT/N/JPN/660  
1 April 2020  
(20-2629) 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):  
Gas/liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) equipment and appliances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revisions to the 
"Operational Rules and Interpretations of the Gas Business Act for Gas Equipment and 
Appliances" and "Operatio nal Rules for the Ministerial Order on Technical Requirements for 
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Appliances, etc." (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  (1) The interpretations and examples of standards regarding 
remote operation of gas/LPG equipment and appliances will be added to the Operational 
Rules.  
(2) Some JIS standards referenced in the Operational Rules will be revised in accordance 
with the late st JIS standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Gas Business Act   
(http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?ft=1&re=01&dn=1&co=01&ia=03&x
=0&y=0&ky=%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B9%E4%BA%8B%E6%A5%AD%E6%B3%95&page
=2) 
- Ministerial Order on Technical Requirements for  Gas Equipment  
(https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/consumer/seian/gasji/contents/eng_TG_technical_require
ments.pdf ) 
- Operational Rules and Interpretations of the Gas Business Act for Gas Equipment and 
Appliances (in Japanese)  
(https://www.me ti.go.jp/policy/consumer/seian/gasji/contents/gijutsukijunkaishaku_pstg.
pdf) 
- Act on the Securing of Safety and the Optimization of Transaction of Liquefied Petroleum 
Gas (in Japanese)  G/TBT/N/JPN/660  
 
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  (https://elaws.e -
gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detai l?lawId=342AC0000000149 ) 
- Ministerial Order on Technical Requirements for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Appliances, etc.  
(https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/co nsumer/seian/ekiseki/contents/eng_LPG_technical_requi
rements.pdf ) 
- Operational Rules of Ministerial Order on Technical Requirements for Liquefied Petroleum 
Gas Appliances, etc. (in Japanese)  
(https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/consumer/seian/ekiseki/co ntents/gijutsukijunkaishaku_hon
tai_pslpg.pdf ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  June 2020 (Transitional period: six months)  
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:   
Standards Information Service  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
Tel: + (81) 3 5501 8344  
Fax: + (81) 3 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
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