G/TBT/N/JPN/793  
5 January 2024  
(24-0114) 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Specified 
electrical appliances and materials  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision to the 
Act for Mutual Recognition between Japan and Foreign States on the Results of Conformity 
Assessments for Specified Equipment;  (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Necessary revisions will be conducted to ensure that the 
certificate issued by the registered foreign conformity assessment bodies registered by 
the mutual recognition agreement is treated equally as the  certificate issued by the 
foreign registered conformity assessment bodies registered under the Electrical 
Appliances and Materials Safety Act.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human healt h or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
This revision is related to the revision of the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act 
and its revision is included in the following notification (G/TBT/N/JPN/790).  
https://www.epingalert.org/en/Search/Index?countryIds=C392&viewData=G%2FTBT%
2FN%2FJPN%2F790  
The revision of the Act will appear in KAMPO (the Official Government Gazette) when 
adopted.  
The current Act is as follows:  
Act for Mutual Recognition between Japan and Foreign States on the Results of Conformity 
Assessments for Specified Equipment (Act No. 111 of July 11, 2001 ） 
https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/ja/laws/view/4054  G/TBT/N/JPN/793  
 
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  The related Act is as follows.  
• Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act (Act No. 234 of 1961)  
https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2745  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2024 (the same as the revision to Electrical 
Appliances and Materials Safety Act)  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After December 2025 (the same as the revision to 
Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
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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