JAPAN: AMENDMENT OF THE STANDARDS FOR STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL OF DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.433. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: JAPAN. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Health and Welfare. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 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): Domestic water supply equipment (HS: 3917, 7303-00, 7304, 7307, 7411, 7412, 7805-00, 8419-11, 8419-19, 8421-21, 8422-11, 8476-21, 8481, 8516-10). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendment of the Standards for Structure and Material of Domestic Water Supply Equipment (5 pages, available in Japanese). 6. Description of content: (1) To review and clarify the Standards for domestic water supply and equipment. (2) Toestablish performance-based standards for domestic water supply equipment. 7. Objective and rationale: Deregulation on domestic water supply equipment. 8. Relevant documents: The basic law is the Water Works Law. This Ordinance will appear in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption: No determined; Proposed date of entry into force: April 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 14 February 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0022)

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