. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/JPN/110 
23 December 2003 
 (03-6719) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Gas Containers 
(Composite Cylinder for Compressed Gases) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendments of  
Article 2 and other articles of “The Containe r Safety Regulations (Ministerial Ordinance 
No. 50, 1966)”. 
6. Description of content:  (1) To establish the definition of the term of “containers for 
compressed hydrogen fuel to be loaded on vehicles” in Article 2 “Definition of Terms”. 
(2)To amend the relevant provisions concerning hydrostatic test pressure, form of stamping 
on containers and stamping on accessories. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To make new technical standards on containers  for compressed hydrogen fuel to be loaded 
on vehicles. 
8. Relevant documents:   The High Pressure Gas Safety Law (Law No.204, 1951). 
9. Proposed date of adoption :   
Proposed date of entry into force:  }March 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   24 Februay 2004 G/TBT/N/JPN/110 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and telefax 
number of other body:  
Contact : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
                Industrial Safety Division 
Address: 1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8986 JAPAN 
Telephone: +81-3-3501-3501 
Facsimile: +81-3-3501-2357  
E-mail address: qqnbbl@meti.go.jp 
 