JAPAN: ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE AND MATERIAL The following notification has been received in GATT Document TBT/Notification G/95.18 dated 1 February 1995. 1. Member to agreement notifying: Japan if applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of International Trade and Industry. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): electrical appliance and material (HS: 84,85). 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: revision of cabinet ordinance, etc. of electrical appliance and material control law of Japan (available in Japanese, 2 pages). 6. Description of content: movement of a part of items classified in Category A electrical products to Category B electrical products. Abolition of verification mark for Category B electrical products, etc. 7. Objective and rationale: to move many items covered in Category A electrical products to Category B electrical products in light of the international harmonization, etc. In addition, to amend the technical requirements under Article 2 of the ministerial ordinance on technical requirements for electrical appliances, according to IEC Pub. 65 AMD.2 AMD. 3. Pub. 127-1, Pub. 127-2, Pub. 127-3, AMD.L, Pub. 238, Pub. 335-2-25 AND. 1 AMP. 2 AMD. 3, Pub. 400 AMD. 1, Pub. 950 AMD.L AND.2. 8. Relevant documents: The basic law is the electrical appliance and material control law. The said amendment will appear in ``KAMPO'' (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: not yet determined. 10. Final date for comments: 24 March 1995. (054)

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