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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 28,1996 PSA#1561

JAPAN: LP GAS EQUIPMENTS AND APPLIANCES The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.52. 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): LP Gas instantaneous water heaters (HS:84.19), LP Gas stoves (HS:73.21), LP Gas bath heaters with gas burners (HS:73.21), LP Gas bath burners (HS:84.16), LP Gas bath burner cocks (HS:84.81), LP Gas depressor (HS:84.81), LP Gas pressure cookers (HS:73.23). 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Revision of Cabinet Order of Law Concerning Safety and Optimum Transaction of Liquified Petroleum Gas of Japan etc. (available in Japanese, 3 pages). 6. Description of content: (1) The provisions of the existing technical regulations only applicable to Liquified Petroleum (LP) gas equipments and appliances which will be transferred from ``First-class LP Gas Equipments and Appliances'' to ``Second-class LP Gas Equipments and Appliances'' will be deleted and new technical regulations for such LP gas equipments and appliances classified in ``Second-class LP Gas Equipments and Appliances'' will be established. (2) The provisions of the existing technical regulations only applicable to LP gas equipments and appliances which will be excluded from the above two categories will be deleted. 7. Objective and rationale: To review categorization of LP gas equipments and appliances for streamlining regulations and to make necessary adjustment on technical regulations for such equipments and appliances. 8. Relevant documents: The basic law is Law Concerning Safety and Optimum Transaction of Liquified Petroleum Gas. This ordinance will appear is ``KAMPO'' (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: Not yet determined. 10. Final date for comments: 27 March 1996. (086)

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