G/TBT/N/JPN/415  
 
25 February 2013  
(13-0984)  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 
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 [   ], 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):  Electrical 
appliances and materials. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of the 
Ministerial Ordinance Stipulating the Technical Standards for Electrical Appliances and 
Material etc. (2 pages, in English).      
6. Description of content:   
1. Overall revision of the Ministerial Ordinance Stipulating the Technical Standards for 
Electrical Appliances and Materials (i.e. abolishing of each detailed safety standard 
and stipulating the common required performance level);  
2. Necessary revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Electrical Appliances and 
Material Safety Act relating with revision of the Ministerial Ordinance Stipulating the 
Technical Standards for Electrical Appliances and Materials; 
3. Revision of the Notification which makes interpretation of the Ministerial Ordinances 
Stipulating the Technical Standards for Electrical Appliances and Materials. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  In order to improve protection for human safety and to harmonise with the 
international standard.  G/TBT/N/JPN/415 
 
- 2 - 
 
  8. Relevant documents:    
- Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act; - Cabinet Order of the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act; 
- Draft Ordinance for overall revision of the Ministerial Ordinance Stipulating the 
Technical Standards for Electrical Appliances and Materials (5 pages, in Japanese); 
- Draft Ordinance for partial revision of the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of 
the Electrical Appliances and Material Safety Act (comparison table) (22 pages, in 
Japanese); 
- Draft Interpretation of the Ministerial Ordinances Stipulating the Technical 
Standards for Electrical Appliances and Materials (878 pages, in Japanese) 
And at: " http://search.e-
gov.go.jp/servlet/Public?CLASSNAME=PCMMSTDETAIL&id=595113009&Mode=0 " (in 
Japanese) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    15 April, 2013 15 October 2013 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the 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  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2013/tbt/JPN/13_0714_00_e.pdf