G/TBT/N/JPN/601  
 
28 June 2018  
(18-4090) 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:  Enviromental 
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):  Motor cars 
and other motor vehicles principally design ed for the transport of persons (other than 
those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars. (HS 8703), Motor 
vehicles for the transport of goods. (HS 8704), Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles 
fitted with an auxiliary motor, with o r without side -cars; side -cars. (HS 8711)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Partial 
amendments of the "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road 
Transport Vehicles", and others (3 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:   
(1) Setting the emission limit  
(2) Durability Mileage of Two -Wheeled Vehicles  
(3) Setting the date of entry into force regarding amendments to (1) - (2) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  In order to take necessary measures to reduce emission gas from vehicles.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for the Road Transport Vehicles 
(Public Notice of MLIT No. 619, 2002)  
Public Notice that provides matters necessary for Application of provisions in Chapter 2 
and 3 of Safety Regulation for Road Transport Vehicles(Public Notice of MLIT No. 1318 on 
2003)  
Requirements for the driving of motor vehicles, which are presented to t he National 
Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology in accordance with provision of 
Paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Motor Vehicle Type Designation Regulations, as well as 
motor vehicles designated by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Tra nsport and 
documents submitted  to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as prescribed 
in Paragraph 4 of Article 3 of the Motor Vehicle Type Designation Regulations (Ministry of G/TBT/N/JPN/601  
 
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  Transport   Announcement No. 331 of 30 July 1983).  
The amendments w ill appear in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when 
promulgated.  
(URL) http://www.mlit.go.jp/jidosha/jidosha_fr7_000007.html   
9. Proposed date of adoption: October 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: October 2018  
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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