. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/10.7/N/37
31 May 2002
(02-3022)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
AGREEMENT REACHED BY A MEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR
COUNTRIES ON ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS,
STANDARDS OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT  PROCEDURES
Notification
Under Article 10.7 of the Agreement "Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with
any other country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformityassessment procedures which may have a significant effect on trade, at least one Member party to the
agreement shall notify other Members through the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the
agreement and include a brief description of the agreement".  The following notification under
Article 10.7 has been received.
1. Member notifying :  JAPAN AND EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
2. Title of the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement :  Agreement on Mutual Recognition
between Japan and the European Community
3. Parties to the Agreement :  Japan and European Community
4. Date of entry into force of the Agreement :  1 January 2002
5. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading):
This Agreement applies to products traded between Japan and the European Community which
are subject to conformity assessment procedures conducted by the conformity assessment
bodies, as set out in the laws, regulations and administrative provisions specified in four
Sectoral Annexes to the Agreement, in the areas of:  telecommunications terminal equipment
and radio equipment, electrical products, Good Laboratory Practice for chemicals and GoodManufacturing Practice for medicinal products.
6. Subject matter covered by the Agreement (technical regulations, standards or
conformity assessment):  Conformity assessment procedures.
7. Brief description of the Agreement:   Each party accepts the results of conformity assessment
procedures, conducted in accordance with the importing Party's applicable legislation by the
registered conformity assessment bodies of the other Party, in the areas of telecommunicationsterminal equipment and radio equipment and electrical products, as well as the confirmation of
facilities conducted by the Competent Authorities of the other Party and the data generated by
the confirmed facilities of the other Party in the areas of good Laboratory Practice for
chemicals and Good Manufacturing Practice for medicinal products.G/TBT/10.7/N/37
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8. Further information available from:
Standards Information Service (TBT Enquiry Point)
First International Organizations Division
Economic Affairs BureauMinistry of Foreign Affairs
2-11-1 Shiba Koen, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8519
Japan
Tel: +(813) 6402 2216
Fax: +(813) 6402 2203
Standards Information Service (TBT Enquiry Point)
Information Service DepartmentJapan External Trade Organizations (JETRO)
2-2-5 Toranomon, Minato-Ku
Tokyo 105-8466
Japan
Telephone: +(813) 3582 6270
Fax: +(813) 3589 4179
European Commission
Sabine Lecrenier
EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
DG ENTERPRISE, UNIT F/1 – SC 15 1/50B-1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32 2 299 63 63
Fax: +32 2 296 08 51
Email: ec-tbt@cec.eu.int