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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 1A (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; 
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(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 

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 

(l) 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. 
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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: 

(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; 
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(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. 

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. 
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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 cochairs 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 

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 
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notification under subparagraph (c). The registration of the conformity 

assessment body shall take effect on the date on which the receiving Party’s cochair 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 co-chairs 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 co-chairs 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 
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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 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. 
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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: 

(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. 
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 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. 

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; 
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(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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ANNEX 

Section I: Technical Regulations 

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 

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. 
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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 

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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Section III: Procedures for Designating Conformity Assessment Bodies 

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. 

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 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. 

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 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. 

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. 
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UNITED STATES JAPAN 

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. 

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. 
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Section IV: Regulatory Authority 

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 

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 

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. 
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Section VII: Information for Registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies 

UNITED STATES JAPAN

1. Information identifying the 

conformity assessment body, including the 

name, contact person, mailing address, 

telephone number, and electronic mail 

address, for the conformity assessment 

body; 

1. Information identifying the 

conformity assessment body, including the 

name, contact person, mailing address, 

telephone number, and electronic mail 

address, for the conformity assessment 

body; 

2. The equipment for which the 

conformity assessment body is authorized 

to conduct conformity assessment 

procedures (scope of designation); 

2. The equipment for which the 

conformity assessment body is authorized 

to conduct conformity assessment 

procedures (scope of designation); 

3. The intervals at which the 

Designating Authority or the appointed 

body or bodies shall re-evaluate whether 

the conformity assessment body continues 

to comply with the criteria for designation; 

and 

3. The intervals at which the 

Designating Authority or the appointed 

body or bodies shall re-evaluate whether 

the conformity assessment body continues 

to comply with the criteria for designation; 

and 

4. Documentation on the evaluation of 

the conformity assessment body’s 

compliance with the criteria for 

designation. 

4. Documentation on the evaluation of 

the conformity assessment body’s 

compliance with the criteria for 

designation. 
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Section VIII: Co-chairs of the Joint Committee 

UNITED STATES JAPAN

For Japan, the co-chair of the Joint 

Committee shall be the Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs for all functions. 

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). 
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