JAPAN: AMENDMENT OF THE ENFORCEMENT ORDINANCE FOR REGULATING OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENTS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.408. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: JAPAN. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. 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): Terminal equipments of CDMA cellular phone system (HS:8525.20). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendment of the Enforcement Ordinance for Regulating of Terminal Equipments (3 pages, available in English). 6. Description of content: To establish the technical requirements of terminal equipments of the CDMA cellular phone system. 7. Objective and rationale: To establish the technical requirements of terminal equipments of the CDMA cellular phone system for starting this system. 8. Relevant documents: The basic law is the Telecommunications Business Law. This standard will be made public in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption: December 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: December 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 6 November 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0251)

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