JAPAN: REVISION OF THE ENFORCEMENT ORDINANCE FOR TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR HYDRO POWER FACILITIES FOR POWER GENERATION, THERMAL POWER FACILITIES FOR POWER GENERATION, ELECTRICAL FACILITIES AND WIND POWER FACILITIES FOR POWER GENERATION The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.8. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: JAPAN. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of International Trade and Industry. 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): Hydro power facilities or power generation (HS:25.23, 84.10, 84.13), thermal power facilities for power generation (HS:84.02, 84.04, 84.06, 84.07, 84.08, 84.16), electrical facilities (HS:85.01, 85.02, 85.03, 85.35, 85.44 etc.), wind power facilities for power generation (HS:84.14). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Revision of the Enforcement Ordinance for Technical Standards for Hydro Power Facilities for Power Generation, Thermal Power Facilities for Power Generation, Electrical Facilities and Wind Power Facilities for Power Generation (2 pages, in Japanese). 6. Description of content: Outline of planned revisions on the technical standards for hydro power facilities for power generation, thermal power facilities for power generation, electrical facilities and wind power facilities for power generation as follows: 1. To make these standards acceptable of foreign and private sector's standards; 2. to simplify these standards by revising or deleting requirements, which are less important for safety because of technological advance, social and economical changes; 3. to establish the function-oriented standards which are necessary to keeping safety and do not provide for specific means and methods. 7. Objective and rationale: To simplify the standards and introduce the idea of function-oriented standards for enabling flexibility to future technological advance. 8. Relevant documents: The basic law is the Electricity Utilities Industry Law. This revision will appear in "KAMPO" (Official Government Gazette) when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Not yet determined; Proposed date of entry into force: Not yet determined. 10. Final date for comments: 6 March 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0028)

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