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TRADE 

Conformity Assessment Procedures 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and JAPAN 

Signed at Washington February 16, 2007 

 with 

Annex 
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JAPAN 

Trade: Conformity Assessment Procedures 

Agreement signed at Washington February 16, 2007; 

 Entered into force January 1, 2008. 

 With annex. 

 
AGREEMENT

ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF RESULTS OF

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES BETWEEN

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND JAPAN

The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and JAPAN (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties");

CONSIDERING the traditional friendly relations that exist between the Parties;

RECOGNIZING that mutual recognition of the results of conformity assessment procedures

is an important means of enhancing market access between and economic activity in the

respective territories of the Parties;

RECOGNIZING that such mutual recognition requires each Party to have confidence in

reliability of conformity assessment procedures of the other Party;

BEARING IN MIND the obligations of the Parties as Members of the World Trade

Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO"), and being conscious, inter alia, of their

obligations under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade included in Annex 1 A

(hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade"), and the

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights included in Annex 1C

(hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property

Rights"), of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization

(hereinafter referred to as the "WTO Agreement"); and

RECOGNIZING that an agreement providing for mutual recognition of the results of

conformity assessment procedures is of particular interest to suppliers of equipment;

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

ARTICLE 1— PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT

This Agreement establishes procedures for the acceptance by a Party of the results of

conformity assessment procedures conducted by conformity assessment bodies located in the

territory of the other Party for equipment within the scope of this Agreement, with the

objective of facilitating economic activity related to such equipment in and between the

territories of the Parties.

ARTICLE 2 — DEFINITIONS

1. For the purposes of this Agreement:

(a) the term "conformity assessment procedure" means a procedure to determine whether

equipment or a process complies with the Technical Regulations of a Party;

(b) the term "conformity assessment body" means a body that conducts conformity

assessment procedures;

(c) the term "Technical Regulations" means relevant laws, regulations, and administrative

provisions of a Party set out in Section I of the Annex pertaining to technical requirements for

equipment, conformity assessment procedures, and the criteria for designation;

(d) the term "Designating Authority" means an authority of a Party identified in Section II

of the Annex with the power to designate, monitor, withdraw the designation of, suspend the

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designation of, and remove the suspension of the designation of conformity assessment bodies

located in the territory of that Party;

(e) the term "designation" means the designation of a conformity assessment body in

accordance with Article 5 and the procedures set out in Section III of the Annex;

(f) the term "criteria for designation" means the criteria with which conformity

assessment bodies located in the territory of a Party must comply in order to obtain and

maintain designation by the Designating Authority of that Party, and that are set out in the

Technical Regulations of the other Party and the relevant ISO/IEC Guide and Standard set out

in Section III of the Annex;

(g) the term "designated conformity assessment body" means a conformity assessment

body located in the territory of a Party designated by the Designating Authority of that Party

in accordance with Article 5 and the procedures set out in Section III of the Annex;

(h) the term "Regulatory Authority" means an authority of a Party identified in Section IV

of the Annex with the power to regulate the equipment within the scope of this Agreement

with respect to compliance with the Technical Regulations of that Party;

(i) the term "registration" means the registration of a conformity assessment body in

accordance with the procedures set out in Article 6;

(j) the term "registered conformity assessment body" means a conformity assessment

body registered in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 6;

(k) the term "results of conformity assessment procedures" means a determination,

reached through conducting conformity assessment procedures, of whether equipment or a

process complies with the Technical Regulations of a Party and includes certificates and

marks of conformity reflecting an affirmative determination; and

(1) the term "days" means calendar days.

2. All terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in paragraph 1 have the meaning

assigned to them in the ISO/IEC Standard set out in Section V of the Annex.

ARTICLE 3 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. This Agreement applies to conformity assessment procedures for the

telecommunications terminal equipment and radio equipment covered by Section VI of the

Annex and for processes associated with that equipment. This Agreement applies regardless

of the location of the supplier or the country of origin of the equipment, including where the

country of origin of the equipment is other than the United States or Japan.

2. Each Party shall accept, in accordance with this Agreement, the results of conformity

assessment procedures that a registered conformity assessment body located in the territory of

the other Party conducts for equipment within the scope of this Agreement that determine that

the equipment or a process associated with that equipment complies with the Technical

Regulations of the Party.

3. The results of conformity assessment procedures referred to in paragraph 1 may be

based on tests conducted by a laboratory regardless of its location, including where the

laboratory is located in a country other than the United States or Japan.

4. The Annex is an integral part of this Agreement and sets out the following:

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(a) Technical Regulations of each Party;

(b) The Designating Authority of each Party;

(c) Procedures of each Party for designating conformity assessment bodies;

(d) The Regulatory Authority of each Party;

(e) The ISO/IEC Standard for terms not defined in this Agreement;

(f) The equipment within the scope of this Agreement for each Party;

(g) Information for registration of conformity assessment bodies; and

(h) Co-chairs of the Joint Committee.

5. Each Party shall:

(a) make publicly available its Technical Regulations and any amendments it

makes thereto;

(b) make publicly available a list of registered conformity assessment bodies;

(c) notify the other Party and provide corrected information on registered

conformity assessment bodies, if the information the Party has provided in a

proposal to register the conformity assessment body becomes inaccurate and

the inaccuracy could affect the operation of this Agreement; and

(d) notify the other Party if it names a Designating Authority or Regulatory

Authority other than the authority identified in Section II and IV of the Annex,

respectively.

6. Each Party shall respond to inquiries from the other Party regarding:

(a) conformity assessment procedures within the scope of this Agreement and

Technical Regulations of the Party, including inquiries concerning the specific

article, annex, section, or part, of the Technical Regulations of the Party that is

applicable to such conformity assessment procedures;

(b) implementation of this Agreement; and

(c) any proposed change in its Technical Regulations before it takes effect.

7. Each Party recognizes that cooperation with conformity assessment bodies is essential

to ensuring that conformity assessment bodies located in a territory of a Party understand and

comply with the criteria for designation, including the Technical Regulations of the other

Party, and to that end, should encourage training sessions and other exchanges of information

with conformity assessment bodies as a means to enhance their ability to benefit from this

Agreement.

8. Each Party should also encourage conformity assessment bodies located in its territory

to include conformity assessment bodies located in the territory of the other Party in activities

organized to promote understanding of the Technical Regulations of the Party.

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ARTICLE 4 — DESIGNATING AUTHORITY

1. Each Party shall ensure that its Designating Authority identified in Section II of the

Annex has the necessary power to designate, monitor, conduct verification of, withdraw the

designation of, suspend the designation of, and remove the suspension of the designation of,

the conformity assessment bodies in its territory.

2. If a Party appoints one or more bodies to evaluate conformity assessment bodies, such

appointment shall not affect the obligations of the Designating Authority set out in this

Agreement.

ARTICLE 5 — DESIGNATION

1. The Designating Authority of each Party shall apply the procedures set out in Section

III of the Annex in determining whether to designate conformity assessment bodies in its

territory for purposes of this Agreement.

2. Each Party shall ensure, through appropriate means such as audits, inspections, or

monitoring, that registered conformity assessment bodies in its territory comply with the

criteria for designation.

3. Each Party shall, on the request of the other Party, provide information to the other

Party on methods the Party uses to designate conformity assessment bodies.

ARTICLE 6 — REGISTRATION

1. The following procedures shall apply to the registration of a conformity assessment

body:

(a) If a Party seeks to register a designated conformity assessment body under this

Agreement, the Party shall submit a proposal to the other Party and the Joint

Committee. The proposal shall be in writing and include (i) a proposed text of

a Joint Committee decision to register the conformity assessment body signed

by the proposing Party's co-chair of the Joint Committee and (ii) the

information for registration of the conformity assessment body identified in

Section VII of the Annex.

(b) The Party receiving the proposal shall evaluate whether the conformity

assessment body complies with the criteria for designation. If the Regulatory

Authority of the receiving Party requires additional information to evaluate the

conformity assessment body's compliance with the criteria for designation, it

may request the information from the proposing Party through the Designating

Authority of the proposing Party. A request for additional information under

this subparagraph shall suspend the 30-day period referred to in subparagraph

(c) until the date on which the receiving Party receives the information.

(c) Within 30 days after the date on which it receives a proposal referred to in

subparagraph (a), the receiving Party shall notify the proposing Party and the

co-chairs of the Joint Committee in writing whether it accepts or rejects the

proposal, in accordance with subparagraph (d) or (e), based on its evaluation of

whether the conformity assessment body complies with the criteria for

designation.

(d) If the receiving Party accepts the proposal, that Party's co-chair of the Joint

Committee shall sign the proposed text of the Joint Committee decision, which

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shall then constitute a decision of the Joint Committee registering the

conformity assessment body. The receiving Party shall include a copy of the

decision in its notification under subparagraph (c). The registration of the

conformity assessment body shall take effect on the date on which the

receiving Party's co-chair of the Joint Committee signs the decision.

(e) If the receiving Party does not accept the proposal,

(i) the receiving Party shall include in its notification under subparagraph

(c) the reasons therefor, and

(ii) at the request of either Party, the Joint Committee shall discuss the

matter within 60 days after it receives notification under subparagraph

(c). The Joint Committee may request the proposing Party to verify

whether the conformity assessment body complies with the criteria for

designation. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 9 shall apply mutatis

mutandis to a verification requested pursuant to this paragraph.

2. The receiving Party shall accept the results of conformity assessment procedures

conducted by a registered conformity assessment body located in the territory of the other

Party from the date of a decision of the Joint Committee registering the conformity

assessment body under paragraph 1(d).

ARTICLE 7 — WITHDRAWAL AND SUSPENSION OF DESIGNATION AND

TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION

1. Each Party shall ensure that its Designating Authority withdraws its designation of a

registered conformity assessment body when the Designating Authority determines that the

conformity assessment body no longer complies with the criteria for designation.

2. If a Designating Authority of a Party withdraws its designation of a registered

conformity assessment body, the Party shall immediately notify the other Party and the cochairs of the Joint Committee. A notification under this paragraph shall be considered to be a

decision of the Joint Committee to terminate the registration of the conformity assessment

body, unless the Joint Committee decides otherwise. The termination shall take effect on the

date on which the other Party's co-chair of the Joint Committee receives the notification. The

other Party shall accept the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by the

conformity assessment body before the date on which the Designating Authority of the Party

withdrew the designation of the conformity assessment body.

3. If a Designating Authority of a Party suspends its designation of a registered

conformity assessment body, the Party shall immediately notify the other Party and the cochairs of the Joint Committee. A notification under this paragraph shall be considered to be a

decision of the Joint Committee to suspend the registration of the conformity assessment

body. The suspension of registration shall take effect on the date on which the other Party's

co-chair of the Joint Committee receives the notification under this paragraph. The other

Party shall accept the results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by the

conformity assessment body before the date on which the Designating Authority of the Party

suspended the designation of the conformity assessment body.

4. If a Designating Authority of a Party removes its suspension of the designation of a

registered conformity assessment body, the Party shall immediately notify the other Party and

the co-chairs of the Joint Committee. A notification under this paragraph shall be considered

to be a decision of the Joint Committee to remove the suspension of registration of the

conformity assessment body. The removal of the suspension of registration shall take effect

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on the date on which the other Party's co-chair of the Joint Committee receives notification

under this paragraph. The other Party shall accept the results of conformity assessment

procedures conducted by the conformity assessment body from the date of the removal of the

suspension of registration.

ARTICLE 8 — CONTESTATION

1. If a Party considers that a registered conformity assessment body located in the

territory of the other Party does not comply with the criteria for designation, the Party may

notify the other Party and the co-chairs of the Joint Committee that it contests the conformity

assessment body's compliance with the criteria for designation. The notification shall be in

writing and include the reasons for the contestation. The Joint Committee shall discuss the

matter within 60 days after the date on which the Party makes the notification.

2. Thirty days after the date on which the Joint Committee receives a notification under

paragraph 1, the notification shall be considered to be a decision of the Joint Committee to

suspend the registration of the conformity assessment body, unless the Joint Committee

decides otherwise within the 30 days. The contesting Party shall accept the results of

conformity assessment procedures conducted by the conformity assessment body before the

date of the suspension.

3. The registration of the conformity assessment body shall remain suspended until the

contesting Party withdraws the contest or the Joint Committee decides to remove the

suspension of the registration of the conformity assessment body, whichever occurs first. The

contesting Party may withdraw the contest by notifying the other Party and the co-chairs of

the Joint Committee. A notification under this paragraph shall be considered to be a decision

of the Joint Committee to remove the suspension. The contesting Party shall accept the

results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by the conformity assessment body

from the date of the removal of the suspension.

ARTICLE 9 —VERIFICATION

1. The Joint Committee may request a Party to verify whether a registered conformity

assessment body located in the territory of that Party complies with the criteria for

designation. The request shall be in writing and include the reasons for the request.

2. The requested Party shall conduct the verification in a timely manner. One or more

representatives of the Regulatory Authority of the other Party may, as appropriate, participate

as an observer in the verification, provided that, prior to the start of the verification, the

conformity assessment body agrees to such participation.

3. The requested Party shall promptly notify the other Party and the co-chairs of the Joint

Committee of the results of the verification.

ARTICLE 10 — JOINT COMMITTEE

1. The Parties hereby establish a Joint Committee composed of one or more

representatives of each Party. The Joint Committee shall be co-chaired by a representative of

each Party as set out in Section VIII of the Annex.

2. The Joint Committee shall have the authority to take decisions concerning:

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(a) registration, suspension of registration, removal of suspension of registration,

and termination of registration of conformity assessment bodies as provided in

Articles 6, 7, and 8; and

(b) requests for verification as provided in Articles 6 and 9.

3. The Joint Committee shall adopt rules of procedure.

4. The Joint Committee shall convene at the request of either Party.

5. The Joint Committee shall take decisions by agreement of the co-chairs of the Joint

Committee or as provided in this Agreement. All decisions of the Joint Committee shall be in

writing.

6. The Joint Committee may consider any matter related to the operation of this

Agreement.

7. The Joint Committee shall confirm that each Party makes publicly available a list of

conformity assessment bodies that are registered under this Agreement.

8. The Joint Committee shall establish appropriate means, including relevant contact

points, for the Parties to exchange the information and respond to inquiries referred to in

paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 3 and paragraph 3 of Article 5.

9. A Party may bring any question or concern it may have regarding the interpretation or

application of this Agreement to the Joint Committee, which shall seek to answer the question

or resolve the concern in a manner that is acceptable to the Parties.

ARTICLE 11— REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The Regulatory Authority of a Party may request a registered conformity assessment body

located in the territory of the other Party to answer questions or provide information

concerning the results of conformity assessment procedures the conformity assessment body

has conducted. Responses by registered conformity assessment bodies to such requests shall

be voluntary. The Parties recognize that responses to such requests shall not affect the power

of the Designating Authority of the other Party. The Regulatory Authority of a Party shall

notify the Designating Authority of the other Party regarding requests made to the conformity

assessment body under this Article.

ARTICLE 12 — CONFIDENTIALITY

Each Party shall maintain, in accordance with its laws and regulations, the confidentiality of

any information provided to it as confidential in connection with the operation of this

Agreement and the disclosure of which would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of

particular enterprises, public or private.

ARTICLE 13 — HEADINGS

The headings of the Articles of this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only

and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 14 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1. Nothing in this Agreement shall require either Party to accept standards or technical

regulations of the other Party.

2. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the authority of a Party to:

(a) determine the level of protection it considers appropriate with regard to health

or safety, including the safety and effectiveness of medical devices and

radiological health, the environment, or misleading or deceptive practices;

(b) take such measures as it considers necessary to protect health or safety,

including with regard to the safety and effectiveness of medical devices and

radiological health, or the environment or to prevent misleading or deceptive

practices; or

(c) take all other appropriate measures whenever it ascertains that particular

equipment does not meet its Technical Regulations or other laws, regulations,

or administrative provisions or policies governing such equipment.

3. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect the rights or obligations of

either Party under the WTO Agreement, including the Agreement on Technical Barriers to

Trade or the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

ARTICLE 15 — ENTRY INTO FORCE

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date

on which the Parties exchange diplomatic notes informing each other that they have

completed their respective internal procedures necessary for the entry into force of this

Agreement.

ARTICLE 16 — AMENDMENTS

1. This Agreement may be amended by agreement between the Parties. The Parties may

amend Section I, II, IV, V, or VIII of the Annex by agreement between the Government of the

United States and the Government of Japan through an exchange of diplomatic notes.

2. If there is any change in the laws or regulations of a Party that renders any of the

information set out in Section I, II, IV, or VIII of the Annex no longer accurate or complete,

the Party shall initiate, in a timely manner, an exchange of diplomatic notes between the

Government of the United States and the Government of Japan in accordance with paragraph

1 to revise the relevant Section.

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ARTICLE 17 — TERMINATION

Either Party may notify the other Party in writing of its intention to terminate this Agreement.

If a Party gives such notice, this Agreement shall terminate 180 days after the date on which

the other Party receives the notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this

Agreement.

Done in duplicate at Washington, this sixteenth day of February, 2007 in the English and

Japanese languages, both texts being equally authentic.

For the United States of America:

For Japan:

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UNITED STATES JAPAN

1. Communications Act of 1934, as

amended by the Telecommunication Act of

1996 (Title 47 of the United States Code)

and amendments thereto;

2. Title 47 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (hereinafter referred to as "47

CFR") as follows and amendments thereto:

Part 2 Frequency Allocations and

Radio Treaty Matters;

General Rules and

Regulations

Part 11 Emergency Alert System

(EAS)

Part 15 Radio Frequency Devices

Part 18 Industrial, Scientific, and

Medical Equipment

Part 20 Commercial Mobile Radio

Services

Part 22 Public Mobile Services

Part 24 Personal Communications

Services

Part 25 Satellite Communications

Part 27 Miscellaneous Wireless

Communications Services

Part 68 Connection of Terminal

Equipment to the Telephone

Network

Part 73 Radio Broadcast Services

Part 74 Experimental Radio,

Auxiliary, Special Broadcast

and Other Program

Distributional Services

Part 78 Cable Television Relay

Service

Part 80 Stations in the Maritime

Services

Part 87 Aviation Services

Part 90 Private Land Mobile Radio

Services

1. Telecommunications Business Law

(Law No.86, 1984) and amendments

thereto;

2. Ordinance concerning Terminal

Facilities etc. (Ordinance of the Ministry of

Posts and Telecommunications No.31,

1985) and amendments thereto;

3. Ordinance concerning Technical

Conditions Compliance Approval etc. for

Terminal Equipment (Ordinance of the

Ministry of Internal Affairs and

Communications No.15, 2004) and

amendments thereto;

4. Radio Law (Law No.131, 1950) and

amendments thereto;

5. Ordinance Regulating Radio

Equipment (Radio Regulatory Commission

Regulations No.18, 1950) and amendments

thereto; and

6. Ordinance concerning Technical

Regulations Conformity Certification etc.

of Specified Radio Equipment (Ordinance

of the Ministry of Posts and

Telecommunications No.37, 1981) and

amendments thereto.

• ANNEX

Section I: Technical Regulations

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Part 95 Personal Radio Services

Part 97 Amateur Radio Service

Part 101 Fixed Microwave Services;

and

3. Administrative provisions related to

the laws and regulations set out in

paragraphs 1 and 2.

Section II: Designating Authority

UNITED STATES JAPAN

National Institute of Standards and

Technology (NIST) or an authority

succeeding this institute

Ministry of Internal Affairs and

Communications or an authority

succeeding this ministry

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UNITED STATES JAPAN

1. The Designating Authority of the

United States may appoint a body or bodies

to evaluate conformity assessment bodies.

The Designating Authority of the United

States shall ensure appointed bodies

comply with the requirements of ISO/IEC

Standard 17011 and are competent to

evaluate conformity assessment bodies'

competence to conduct conformity

assessment procedures with respect to the

Technical Regulations of Japan.

2. The Designating Authority of the

United States or the appointed body or

bodies shall evaluate whether a conformity

assessment body complies with the criteria

for designation set out in the Technical

Regulations of Japan and ISO/IEC Guide

65 and ISO/IEC Standard 17025.

3. The Designating Authority of the

United States shall determine, based on the

results of the evaluation made pursuant to

paragraph 2, whether the conformity

assessment body complies with the criteria

for designation. If the Designating

Authority of the United States determines

that the conformity assessment body

complies with the criteria for designation,

the Designating Authority may designate

the conformity assessment body.

4. When evaluating whether a

conformity assessment body complies with

the criteria for designation, the Designating

Authority or the appointed body or bodies

of the United States shall consider whether

the conformity assessment body

understands the Technical Regulations of

Japan.

1. The Designating Authority of Japan

may appoint a body or bodies to evaluate

conformity assessment bodies. The

Designating Authority of Japan shall

ensure appointed bodies comply with the

requirements of ISO/IEC Standard 17011

and are competent to evaluate conformity

assessment bodies' competence to conduct

conformity assessment procedures with

respect to the Technical Regulations of the

United States.

2. The Designating Authority of Japan

or the appointed body or bodies shall

evaluate whether a conformity assessment

body complies with the criteria for

designation set out in the Technical

Regulations of the United States and

ISO/IEC Guide 65 and ISO/IEC Standard

17025.

3. The Designating Authority of Japan

shall determine, based on the results of the

evaluation made pursuant to paragraph 2,

whether the conformity assessment body

complies with the criteria for designation.

If the Designating Authority of Japan

determines that the conformity assessment

body complies with the criteria for

designation, the Designating Authority may

designate the conformity assessment body.

4. When evaluating whether a

conformity assessment body complies with

the criteria for designation, the Designating

Authority or the appointed body or bodies

of Japan shall consider whether the

conformity assessment body understands

the Technical Regulations of the United

States.

Section III: Procedures for Designating Conformity Assessment Bodies

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UNITED STATES JAPAN

Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) or an authority succeeding this

commission

Ministry of Internal Affairs and

Communications or an authority

succeeding this ministry

UNITED STATES JAPAN

Any equipment subject to certification, as

defined in 47 CFR 2.907, that falls within

the scope of the 47 CFR parts listed in

paragraph 2 of Section I of the Annex,

except Unintentional Radiators and

Industrial, Scientific, and Medical

Equipment as defined in 47 CFR 15.3(z)

and 47 CFR 18.107(c), respectively.

1. Any equipment defined as

Specified Radio Equipment in Radio Law

(Law No.131, 1950) and amendments

thereto; and

2. Any equipment defined as Terminal

Equipment in Telecommunications

Business Law (Law No. 86, 1984) and

amendments thereto.

Section IV: Regulatory Authority

Section V: The ISO/IEC Standard for Terms Not Defined in this Agreement

ISO/IEC Standard 17000: 2004, Conformity Assessment — Vocabulary and General

Principles

Section VI: Equipment within the Scope of this Agreement

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Section VII: Information for Registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies

UNITED STATES JAPAN

1. Information identifying the 1. Information identifying the

conformity assessment body, including the conformity assessment body, including the

name, contact person, mailing address,

telephone number, and electronic mail

name, contact person, mailing address,

telephone number, and electronic mail

address, for the conformity assessment address, for the conformity assessment

body; body;

2. The equipment for which the 2. The equipment for which the

conformity assessment body is authorized conformity assessment body is authorized

to conduct conformity assessment to conduct conformity assessment

procedures (scope of designation); procedures (scope of designation);

3. The intervals at which the 3. The intervals at which the

Designating Authority or the appointed Designating Authority or the appointed

body or bodies shall re-evaluate whether body or bodies shall re-evaluate whether

the conformity assessment body continues the conformity assessment body continues

to comply with the criteria for designation; to comply with the criteria for designation;

and and

4. Documentation on the evaluation of 4. Documentation on the evaluation of

the conformity assessment body's the conformity assessment body's

compliance with the criteria for compliance with the criteria for

designation. designation.

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Section VIII: Co-chairs of the Joint Committee

UNITED STATES JAPAN

For the United States, the co-chair of the

Joint Committee shall be as follows:

1. For functions referred to in Articles

6 and 7 relating to registration, termination

of registration, suspension of registration,

and removal of suspension of registration

of, conformity assessment bodies located in

the territory of Japan: FCC

2. For functions referred to in Articles

6 and 7 relating to registration, termination

of registration, suspension of registration,

and removal of suspension of registration

of, conformity assessment bodies located in

the territory of the United States: NIST

3. For functions referred to in Article

8 relating to contestation concerning a

conformity assessment body located in the

territory of the United States: NIST

4. For functions referred to in Article

8 relating to contestation concerning a

conformity assessment body located in the

territory of Japan: FCC

5. For functions referred to in Article

9 relating to verification of conformity

assessment bodies located in the territory

of the United States: NIST

6. For functions referred to in Article

9 relating to verification of conformity

assessment bodies located in the territory

of Japan: FCC

7. For all other functions: Office of

the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).

For Japan, the co-chair of the Joint

Committee shall be the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs for all functions.

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