G/TBT/N/JPN/479
14 January 2015 
(15-0246)  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 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Motor vehicles for the 
transport of goods. (HS: 8704), Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries (wreckers), crane lorries (mobile cranes), fire fighting vehicles, concrete mixer lorries (concrete-mixers), 
road sweeper lorries (road sweepers), spraying lorries (spraying vehicles), mobile 
workshops, mobile radiological units). (HS:  8705), Motorcycles (including mopeds) and 
cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars. (HS: 8711) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Partial Amendment 
of "Safety Regulation for Road Transport Vehicle (Ordinance of the Ministry of Transport, 
No.67 of 1952)" (9 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: MLIT will partially amend the "Safety Regulation for Road 
Transport Vehicle" (Ordinance of the Minist ry of Transport, No. 67 of 1952; hereinafter 
referred to as the "Safety Regulation") and the "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicl e" (Public Notice of MLIT, No. 619 of 2002; 
hereinafter referred to as the "Public Notice that  Prescribes Details") in order to strengthen 
the emission regulation for diesel heavy-duty vehicles and two-wheeled vehicles.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
In order to take necessary measures to reduce emission gas from diesel heavy-duty 
vehicles and two-wheeled vehicles; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  Safety Regulation for Road Transport Vehicle (Ordinance of the 
Ministry of Transport, No. 67 of 1952), etc. When adopted, the amendments will be publicised in " KAMPO " (Official Government Gazette) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Late May 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Late May 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification G/TBT/N/JPN/479 
 
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  11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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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