G/TBT/N/JPN/610  
 
31 October 2018  
(18-6844) 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 Internal Affairs and Communications  
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:   
2-1-2 Kasumigaseki  
Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo  
100-8926, JAPAN  
81-3-5253-5929 
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): Terminal 
equipment that uses the Internet Protocol and is connected to digital data transmission 
equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ministerial 
Ordinance for Partial Revision of Ordinance Concerning Terminal Facilities Etc. (1 page(s), 
in English)    
6. Description of content: Functions equal to or higher than those specifie d in following 
conditions (1) to (4) shall apply as security measures to terminal equipment that uses 
the Internet Protocol and is connected to digital data transmission equipment, provided 
that settings for telecommunications functions (limited to those r elated to transmission 
and reception) incorporated by the terminal equipment can be changed through 
telecommunications line equipment to be connected.  
(1)   Terminal equipment shall incorporate an access control function to allow setting 
changes in the telecommunications functions of the terminal equipment.  
(2)   An identification code shall be provided for the access control function specified in 
(1). The identification code shall incorporate a function or a feature to prompt the user to 
make a change t o the code if it has been present in the terminal equipment. Otherwise, 
terminal equipment shall be provided with a unique identification code or a similar 
effective means shall be taken to terminal equipment.  
(3)   Terminal equipment shall accept the upda ting of software related to the 
telecommunications function of the terminal device.  
(4)   Terminal equipment shall maintain settings for the access control function specified 
in (1) and the software updated by the function specified in (3) even if power su pply to 
the terminal equipment fails.  G/TBT/N/JPN/610  
 
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  However, the above security measures shall not apply to particular types of terminal 
equipment (e.g., PCs or smartphones) if they incorporate functions equal to or higher 
than those of (1) to (4) and can use any kinds of software to be made changes in the 
functions by users at any time and with ease.  
Terminal equipment that has acquired security certification (CC certification) based on 
international standard ISO/IEC 15408 shall be deemed to have functions equal to or 
higher than those of (1) to (4).  
The above conditions may not apply to terminal equipment if it has obtained technical 
standards conformity approval in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 53 of the 
Telecommunications Business Act or certification of type in accordance with Paragraph 1, 
Article 56 of the same Act or it has passed an inspection of connection in accordance with 
Paragraph 1, Article 69 and Paragraph 2, Article 70 of the same Act, or otherwise the self -
confirmation of technical standards confor mity has been made in accordance with 
Paragraph 3, Article 63 of the same Act before the revision of the Ordinance.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Other; In recent years, there has been an increasing number of cases where 
IoT devices were hijacked and abused for DDoS attacks and other cyberattacks to cause 
problems on the Internet. Accordingly, minimum security measures shall be added to the 
technical standards of terminal equipment including IoT devic es in order to ensure the 
safety and reliability of information and communications networks.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Ordinance Concerning Terminal Facilities, etc. (Ministerial Ordinance), and 
related announcements. The amendment will appear in "KAMPO" (Official 
Government Gazette) when adopted (available in Japanese).   
9. Proposed date of adoption: April 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: April 2020  
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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