Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Japan - Mobile telecommunications radio equipment for LTE

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: JAPAN

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Mobile telecommunications radio equipment for LTE

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Partial Amendment of Ordinance for Enforcement of the Radio Act etc.; (1 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: ●Expansion the 700MHz operating band of mobile telecommunications radio equipment for LTE from "718-748MHz(Uplink), 773-803MHz(Downlink)" to "715-748MHz(Uplink), 770-803MHz(Downlink)".

● Available for use the 3MHz Channel bandwidth of mobile telecommunications radio equipment for LTE in the 700MHz, 800MHz, 900MHz and 1.7GHz bands.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To amend the technical requirements

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Relevant documents:

The basic law is the Radio Act (1950 Law No.131).

https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3205

The amendment will be published in "KAMPO"(Official Government Gazette) when adopted.(available in Japanese)

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Proposed date of adoption: August, 2023

Proposed date of entry into force: August, 2023

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Japan Enquiry Point

International Trade Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Fax: (+81 3) 5501 8343

E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp