WORLD TRADE S/C/N/62
23May 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2135)
Original: English Council forTrade inServices
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TOARTICLE III.3OFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
Consultancy onlawofjurisdiction where the
service supplier isaqualified lawyer
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from Japan.
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1. Member notifying:
Japan
2. Notification under Article(s):
Article III,paragraph 3
3. Date ofentry intoforce:
1September 1996
Duration:
Indefinite
4. Agency responsible forenforcement ofthemeasure:
Ministry ofJustice
5. Complete description ofthemeasure:
Therevision ofSpecial Measures LawConcerning theHandling ofLegal Business byForeign
Lawyers authorizes gaikokuho-jimu-bengoshi (foreign lawyers qualified byJapanese law)torepresent
parties ininternational arbitration proceedings regardless oftheapplicable law,andforeign lawyers
(excluding gaikokuho-jimu-bengoshi) engaged inlegalbusiness inaforeign country torepresent parties
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ininternational arbitration proceedings which theywererequested toundertake orundertook inthat
country, regardless oftheapplicable lawtheyarequalified for.
Affected commitments intheSchedule:
"Representation inarbitration ispermitted, provided thattheapplicable lawinthearbitration
isthelawwhich theservice supplier isqualified topractice inJapan." inmode (3)ofthecolumn of
additional commitments insector 1.A.a) -"consultancy onlawofjurisdiction where theservice supplier
isaqualified lawyer".
6. Members specifically affected, ifany:
None
7. Textavailable from:
Gaikokuho-jimu-bengoshi Qualification Examination Section
Judicial System andResearch Department
Ministry ofJustice
Telephone +(81 3)3580 4111 extensions 2373 or2374
Telefax +(81 3)3592 7034