(Tentative Translation)

Ordinance concerning Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified Radio Equipment

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 General Provisions (Articles 1 and 2)
Chapter 2 Technical Regulations Conformity Certification (Articles 3 through 7-3)
Chapter 3 Designated Certification Agency (Articles 8 through 21)
Chapter 4 Certification by the Type of Specified Radio Equipment (Articles 22 through 30)
Chapter 5 Recognized Certification Body
Section 1 Certification for Each Equipment (Articles 31 through 38)
Section 2 Recognized Certification Body (Articles 39 through 47)
Section 3 Certification by the Type of Specified Radio Equipment (Articles 48 through 56)
Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Provisions (Article 57)
Supplementary Provisions
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Chapter 1 General Provisions

(Purpose)
Article 1   The purpose of these Regulations is to define the matters necessary to enforce the matters authorized under the Law and the provisions of the Law, exclusive of those specified elsewhere, concerning the Specified Ratio Equipment Certification of Conformity with Technical Regulations.
(Specified Radio Equipment)
Article 2   The Specified Radio Equipment provided for in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-2 of the Law shall be as follows.
(1)  Of the radio equipment used for land mobile stations, portable stations or command stations (which shall mean the command stations provided for in Item (1) of Paragraph 11 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, and the same shall apply in Article 8 and Attached Table No.2) having a single channel of communications and subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Chapter 4 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of 50W or less (excluding those mentioned in Item (1)-2, Item (10), Item (11) and Item (11)-3).
(1)-2 Of the radio equipment provided for in Article 49-16 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of 0.01W or less, and of the ratio equipment used for radio stations conducting radiolocation service using 2A2N radio wave, N0N radio wave or P0N radio wave of a frequency of 10.525GHz or 24.2GHz, those with an antenna power of 0.1W or less.
(3)  The radio equipment used for radio stations of CB(citizen band).
(4)  Of the radio equipment used for convenience radio stations using F2D radio wave and F3E radio wave of a frequency of 900MHz band, those with an antenna power of 5W or less.
(4)-2 Of the radio equipment used for convenience radio stations using radio wave of a frequency of over 347.7MHz to 351.9MHz, those with an antenna power of 1W or less.
(5)  Of the radio equipment used for convenience radio stations using radio wave of a frequency of50GHz band, those with an antenna power of 0.03W or less.
(6)  The radio equipment used for premises radio stations.
(7)  The radio equipment used for radio stations of cordless telephones (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (1) of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Radio Law Enforcement Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter).
(8)  The radio equipment used for specified low-power radio stations (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (2) of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Radio Law Enforcement Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter).
(9)  Of the radio equipment used for earth stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 54-3 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of 10W or less and a signal transmitting speed of 3,300Kb/sec.
(10)  Of the radio equipment used for land mobile stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 49-6-2 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those using radio wave of a frequency of over 887MHz to 889MHz, over 898MHz to 901MHz or over 915MHz to 958MHz.
(10)-2 Of the radio equipment used for base stations handling cellular radiotelephony and radio communication of frequency division multiple access system and subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 49-6 of the Radio Equipment Regulations or for radio stations handling communication, etc. for testing of cellular radiotelephony and radio communication equipment of frequency division multiple access system (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (1) of Paragraph 9 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter), those with an antenna power of 50W or less.
(10)-3 Of the radio equipment used for base stations handling cellular radiotelephony and ratio communication of time division multiple access system and subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 49-6-2 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those using radio wave of a frequency of over 810MHz to 828MHz, over 832MHz to 834MHz, over 843MHz to 846MHz or over 860MHz to 885MHz, or of the radio equipment used for radio stations handling communication, etc. for testing of cellular radiotelephony and radio communication equipment of time division multiple access system (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (2) of Paragraph 9 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter), those using radio wave of a frequency of over 810MHz to 828MHz, over 832MHz to 834MHz, over 843MHz to 846MHz, over 860MHz to 885MHz, over 887MHz to 889MHz, over 898MHz to 901MHz or over 915MHz to 958MHz and with an antenna power of 50W or less.
(11)  Of the radio equipment used for land mobile stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 49-6-2 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those using radio wave of a frequency of over 1,429MHz to 1,453MHz.
(11)-2 Of the radio equipment used for base stations handling cellular radiotelephony and ratio communication of time division multiple access system and subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 49-6-2 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those using radio wave of a frequency of over 1,477MHz to 1,501MHz, or of the radio equipment used for radio stations handling communication, etc. for testing of cellular radiotelephony and radio communication equipment of time division multiple access system, those using radio wave of a frequency of over 1,429MHz to 1,453MHz or over 1,477MHz to 1,501MHz and with an antenna power of 50W or less.
(11)-3 The radio equipment used for land mobile stations subject to radio equipment conditions specified in Article 49-6-3 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(11)-4 Of the radio equipment used for base stations handling cellular radiotelephony and radio communication of code division multiple access system and subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 49-6 of the Radio Equipment Regulations or for radio stations handling communication, etc. for testing of cellular radiotelephony and radio communication equipment of code division multiple access system (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (3) of Paragraph 9 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter), those with an antenna power of 120W or less.
(12)  Of the radio equipment used for amateur stations, those with an antenna power of 50W or less (200W or less for those using radio wave of a frequency of 54MHz or less).
(13)  The radio equipment used for radio stations of low-power security system (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (3) of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Radio Law Enforcement Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter).
(14)  Of the radio equipment used for portable mobile earth stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Item (1) of Article 49-18 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of 10W or less.
(14)-2 The radio equipment used for portable mobile earth stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Item (2) of Article 49-18 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(15)  Of the radio equipment used for land mobile stations s Regulations, those with an antenna power of 0.5W or less.
(16)  Of the radio equipment used for fixed stations for telemeters using radio wave of a frequency of over 54MHz to 74.6MHz, over 142MHz to 169MHz or over 335.4MHz to 470MHz or for fixed stations of simplex operation having fixed stations of multiple operation as the opposite party of communication (in this case, both the former and the latter shall be the fixed station whose communication is controlled by the fixed station acting as the opposite party of communication), those with an antenna power of 10W or less.
(17)  Of the radio equipment used for fixed stations for emergency alarms using radio wave of a frequency of 61.79MHz, those with an antenna power of 50W or less.
(18)  Of the radio equipment used for fixed stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 58-2-4 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of 0.5W or less.
(19)  The radio equipment used for radio stations of low-power data communication system (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (4) of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Radio Law Enforcement Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter).
(20)  Of the radio equipment used for land mobile stations or digital command stations (which shall mean the digital command stations provided for in Item (3) of Paragraph 10 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, and the same shall apply in Attached Table No.2) subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 49-7-2 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of 50W or less.
(21)  The radio equipment used for radio stations of digital cordless telephones (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (5) of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Radio Law Enforcement Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter).
(22)  The radio equipment used for land mobile stations of personal handy phone system (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (6) of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Enforcement Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter).
(23)  The radio equipment used for base stations of personal handy phone system subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 49-8-3 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(23)-2 The radio equipment used for radio stations handling communication, etc. for testing of personal handy phone system and communication equipment (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Paragraph 15 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter).
(24)  The radio equipment used for fixed stations subject to radio equipment conditions specified in Article 58-2-5 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(25)  Of the radio equipment used for land mobile stations and portable stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 49-21 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of 5W or less.
(26)  The radio equipment used for radio beacon land stations for vehicle detection subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 48-2 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(27)  The radio equipment used for radio stations handling communication of road traffic information subject to the the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 49-22 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(28)  The radio equipment used for portable mobile earth stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Item (1) of Article 49-23 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(28)-2 The radio equipment used for portable mobile earth stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Item (2) of Article 49-23 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(29)  Of the radars for radio navigation installed in ships subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Paragraph 4 of Article 48 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of less than 5kW.
(30)  The radio equipment used for INMARSAT portable mobile earth stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 49-24 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(31)  Of the radio equipment used for land mobile stations subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Article 49-25 of the Radio Equipment Regulations, those with an antenna power of 5W or less.
(32)  The radio equipment used for land mobile stations of electronic toll collection system (which shall mean the radio stations provided for in Item (7) of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Enforcement Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter).
(33)  The radio equipment used for base stations of electronic toll collection system subject to the radio equipment conditions specified in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 49-26 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
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Chapter 2 Technical Regulations Conformity Certification

(Application for Technical Regulations Conformity Certification)
Article 3   Any person who wishes to receive Technical Regulations Conformity Certification shall, for each piece of the Specified Radio Equipment based on the same type, submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency provided for in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-2 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "Designated Certification Agency") an application of the form specified in Attached Table No.1 along with the type specifications (which shall mean the documents describing matters related to the type of Specified Radio Equipment, that are specified in Attached Table No.2, and the same shall apply hereinafter) of the Specified Radio Equipment involved in the said application (referred to as "Applied Equipment" in the following part of this Chapter and in Article 18) and documents describing operation and maintenance methods of the Applied Equipment as well as the Applied Equipment. Provided, however that submission of the said Applied Equipment shall not be required in the case where the Notice of Recognized Test Results of the Applied Equipment (which shall mean the documents containing the results of test conducted on the Specified Radio Equipment by the person who has been recognized under Paragraph 1 of Article 24-2 of the Law or Paragraph 1 of Article 24-9 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "Recognized Private Inspector, etc.") as provided for in Articles 14 and 15 of the Recognized Test Regulations, that are specified in Article 16 of the Recognized Test Regulations, and the same shall apply hereinafter) and photographs (which shall mean the photographs or drawings showing layout and appearance of parts of the Specified Radio Equipment and with the entry of dimensions, and the same shall apply hereinafter) are submitted.
(Examination of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification)
Article 4   The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency shall, when an application mentioned in the preceding Article is made, conduct examination as provided for in Attached Table No.3.
2.  If, in the case where the Applied Equipment has been submitted, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency recognizes as necessary for the examination mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, he may request the applicant to submit documents containing the results of test conducted beforehand on the Applied Equipment concerned.
3.  If, in the case falling under the proviso of the preceding Article, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency recognizes that, in the examination, a judgement as to whether the Applied Equipment concerned conforms with the technical regulations specified in Chapter 3 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "technical regulations") cannot be made only from the documents submitted, he may, so far as he needs, request the applicant to submit additional documents and the Applied Equipment.
4.  When the applicant has submitted the Applied Equipment to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency, he may attend the examination mentioned in Paragraph 1.
(Notice, etc. of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification)
Article 5   When the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency grants Technical Regulations Conformity Certification, he shall notify it to the applicant with the Certificate of Conformity with Technical Regulations of the form specified in Attached Table No.4, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the following matters:
(1)  Name or designation of applicant;
(2)  Category of Specified Radio Equipment;
(3)  Type or name of Specified Radio Equipment granted Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(4)  Number of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave;
(6)  Date of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification; and
(7)  Other necessary matters.
2.  When the Designated Certification Agency grants Technical Regulations Conformity Certification, he shall report the matters mentioned in each Item of the preceding Paragraph to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
3.  When the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency rejects to grant Technical Regulations Conformity Certification, he shall notify it to the applicant with a document stating the reason for such rejection.
(Indication)
Article 6   The indication mentioned in Paragraph 6 of Article 38-2 of the Law shall be as specified in Attached Table No.5 and shall be attached to a prominent place of the Specified Radio Equipment granted Technical Regulations Conformity Certification.
(Simplified Procedure)
Article 6-2   With regard to the Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of the Specified Radio Equipment based on the type falling under any of the following Items or that of the said Specified Radio Equipment on which modification work has been done as officially announced separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, the simplified procedure specified by official announcement made separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications may be followed, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 3 and 4.
(1)  Type of Specified Radio Equipment granted Technical Regulations Conformity Certification.
(2)  Type of Specified Radio Equipment involved in the certification mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-16 of the Law.
(3)  Type of Specified Radio Equipment involved in the certification mentioned in Paragraph 6 of Article 38-17 of the Law.
(4)  Type falling under any of the preceding three Items on which modification has been made as officially announced separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(Indication Removal Method)
Article 6-3   The method specified in the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Paragraph 8 of Article 38-2 of the Law shall be, with regard to the code added to the mark of the form specified in Attached Table No.5, as follows.
(1)  It shall be removed completely so that no contour lines will remain.
(2)  It shall be covered with paint that won't come off easily so that the indication is not identifiable.
(Invalidation of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification)
Article 7-2   Technical Regulations Conformity Certification shall become invalid when the Specified Radio Equipment granted the said Technical Regulations Conformity Certification has come to conflict with the type involved in the application mentioned in Article 3 or the application according to the procedure mentioned in Article 6-2 because of modification work or for other reasons.
(Notice of Cancellation of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification)
Article 7-3   If the person received Technical Regulations Conformity Certification had received the said Technical Regulations Conformity Certification by a dishonest means, the Minster for Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency may cancel the Technical Regulations Conformity Certification.
2.  When the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency cancels Technical Regulations Conformity Certification pursuant to the provision of the preceding Paragraph, he shall notify it to the person received the said Technical Regulations Conformity Certification with a document stating the reason for such cancellation, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the following matters:
(1)  Name or designation of applicant for Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(2)  Category of Specified Radio Equipment;
(3)  Type or name of Specified Radio Equipment whose Technical Regulations Conformity Certification has been canceled;
(4)  Number of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave;
(6)  Date on which Technical Regulations Conformity Certification has been canceled; and
(7) Other necessary matters.
3.  When the Designated Certification Agency cancels Technical Regulations Conformity Certification pursuant to the provision of Paragraph 1, he shall report the matters mentioned in each Item of the preceding Paragraph to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(Categories of Designation)
Article 8   The categories specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-2 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "categories") shall be as follows.
(1)  Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for portable stations handling coastal radiotelephony and radio communication provided for in Paragraph 1 of Article 40-3 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(2)  Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for portable stations which are installed in aircraft.
(3)  Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for land mobile stations handling cellular radiotelephony and radio communication of frequency division multiple access system provided for in Item 1 of Paragraph 9 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(3)-2 Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for land mobile stations or command stations handling MCA land mobile communication provided for in Item 2 of Paragraph 11 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(3)-3 Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for land mobile stations handling radio communication on regional disaster prevention provided for in Item (3) of Paragraph 11 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(3)-4 Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for portable stations handling bay area radiotelephony and radio communication provided for in Item (4) of Paragraph 11 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(3)-5 Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for land mobile stations handling simplified land mobile radiotelephony and radio communication provided for in Item (5) of Paragraph 11 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(3)-6 Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for land mobile stations handling land mobile radio data communication provided for in Item (6) of Paragraph 11 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(3)-7 Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for land mobile stations handling airport radiotelephony and radio communication provided for in Item (7) of Paragraph 11 of Article 7 of the Radio Equipment Regulations.
(4)  Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for radio stations (excluding those mentioned in Item (2)) using radio wave of single side-band.
(4)-2 Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for radio stations (excluding those mentioned in Items (1) through (3)-2, Item (3)-4, Item (3)-6 and the preceding Item) using F1B radio wave, F1C radio wave, F1D radio wave, F1E radio wave, F1F radio wave, F1N radio wave, F1X radio wave, G1B radio wave, G1C radio wave, G1D radio wave, G1E radio wave, G1F radio wave, G1N radio wave or G1X radio wave.
(5)  Of the radio equipment mentioned in Item (1) of Article 2, those used for radio stations (excluding those mentioned in Items (1) through (3)-5 and Item (3)-7) using F2A radio wave, F2B radio wave, F2D radio wave, F2N radio wave, F2N radio wave, F2X radio wave or F3E radio wave.
(5)-2 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (1)-2 of Article 2.
(6)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (2) of Article 2.
(7)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (3) of Article 2.
(8)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (4) of Article 2.
(8)-2  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (4)-2 of Article 2.
(9)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (5) of Article 2.
(10)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (6) of Article 2.
(11)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (7) of Article 2.
(12)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (8) of Article 2.
(13)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (9) of Article 2.
(14)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (10) of Article 2.
(14)-2 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (10)-2 of Article 2.
(14)-3 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (10)-3 of Article 2.
(15)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (11) of Article 2.
(15)-2 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (11)-2 of Article 2.
(15)-3 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (11)-3 of Article 2.
(15)-4 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (11)-4 of Article 2.
(16)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (12) of Article 2.
(17)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (13) of Article 2.
(18)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (14) of Article 2.
(18)-2 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (14)-2 of Article 2.
(19)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (15) of Article 2.
(20)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (16) of Article 2.
(21)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (17) of Article 2.
(22)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (18) of Article 2.
(23)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (19) of Article 2.
(24)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (20) of Article 2.
(25)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (21) of Article 2.
(26)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (22) of Article 2.
(27)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (23) of Article 2.
(27)-2 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (23)-2 of Article 2.
(28)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (24) of Article 2.
(29)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (25) of Article 2.
(30)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (26) of Article 2.
(31)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (27) of Article 2.
(32)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (28) of Article 2.
(32)-2 The radio equipment mentioned in Item (28)-2 of Article 2.
(33)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (29) of Article 2.
(34)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (30) of Article 2.
(35)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (31) of Article 2.
(36)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (32) of Article 2.
(37)  The radio equipment mentioned in Item (33) of Article 2.
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Chapter 3 Designated Certification Agency

(Application for Designation)
Article 9   Any person who wishes to obtain the designation provided for in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-2 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "designation") shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application containing the following matters:
(1)  Category of designation involved in the application;
(2)  Name and address;
(3)  Name and location of the office where business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification will be conducted; and
(4)  Date on which business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification will commence.
2.  The application mentioned in the preceding Paragraph shall be accompanied by the following documents:
(1)  Articles of incorporation or association and exemplified copy of the register book;
(2)  List of property and balance sheet of the business year preceding the business year in which the date of application falls, or list of property at the time of establishment in case of a corporation established in the business year in which the date of application falls;
(3)  Business plan and estimate of revenue and expenditure for the business year in which the date of application falls;
(4)  Documents certifying the decision on application for designation;
(5)  Documents describing names and careers of officers;
(6)  Documents describing matters concerning organization and operations;
(7)  Documents describing outline and maintenance schedule of measuring instruments and other equipment used for examination by each office conducting business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(8)  Documents describing the number of pieces of Specified Radio Equipment which can be examined for Technical Regulations Conformity Certification per month;
(9)  Documents describing outline of business currently being conducted;
(10)  Documents describing plans concerning methods of conducting business of Certification of Conformity with Technical;
(11)  Documents describing matters concerning appointment of certifier provided for in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-5 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "Certifier"); and
(12)  Documents describing other matters for reference.
(Notification of Change of Name, etc. of Designated Certification Agency)
Article 10   When the Designated Certification Agency makes notification under the provision of Paragraph 2 of Article 38-4 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications a notification containing the following matters;
(1)  Name or address or location after change; and
(2)  Date on which change is to be made.
(Measuring Instruments, etc.)
Article 11   The measuring instruments and other equipment specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-5 of the Law shall be the measuring instruments, etc. to be used for the examination as specified in Attached Table No.3, which have the precision high enough for examination and have been calibrated.
(Requirements for Certifier)
Article 12   As the requirements specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-5 of the Law, the Certifier shall be a person who comes under any of the following Items.
(1)  A person who graduated from university/college (junior colleges are excluded, and the same shall apply in Item (4)) provided by the School Education Law (Law No.26 of 1947) or from university/college provided by the University Ordinance now defunct (Imperial Ordinance No.388 of 1918), with a major in radio communication engineering, or a person who is qualified as a class 1 land radio operator and has at least three years' experience of having been engaged in the business of testing, adjusting or maintaining apparatus of radio equipment.
(2)  A person who graduated from junior college or technical college provided by the School Education Law or from a professional school provided by the Professional School Ordinance now defunct (Imperial Ordinance No.61 of 1903), with a major in radio communication engineering, or a person who is qualified as a class 1 general radio operator, class 1 maritime radio operator or class 2 land radio operator and has at least five years' experience of having been engaged in the business of testing, adjusting or maintaining apparatus of radio equipment.
(3)  A person who has a class 1 radio electronic engineer's certificate pursuant to Item S-47 of the Radio Communication Regulations and a radio operator's general certificate or a class 1 radio operator's certificate pursuant to Item S-13 of Appendix thereof, which have been issued by a foreign government, and who has at least five years' experience of having been engaged in the business of testing, adjusting or maintaining apparatus of radio equipment.
(4)  A person who graduated from foreign school equivalent to university/college, with a major in radio communication engineering and has at least three years' experience of having been engaged in the business of testing, adjusting or maintaining apparatus of radio equipment.
(5)  A person who graduated from foreign school equivalent to junior college or technical college, with a major in radio communication engineering and has at least five years' experience of having been engaged in the business of testing, adjusting or maintaining apparatus of radio equipment.
(6)  A person who is recognized by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications to be a person whose knowledge and experience are equal to or more than those of the person falling under any of the preceding Items.
(Application for Approval of Appointment and Dismissal of Officer)
Article 13   When the Designated Certification Agency wishes to obtain the approval mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-6 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application containing the following matters:
(1)  Name of the person to be appointed as an officer or the officer to be dismissed;
(2) Reason for appointment or dismissal; and
(3) In case of appointment, career of the person to be appointed.
2.  When seeking approval to appointment under the preceding Paragraph, the application mentioned in the same Paragraph shall be annexed by a written acceptance of appointment from the person involved in the appointment.
(Notification of Appointment and Dismissal of Certifier)
Article 14   When the Designated Certification Agency makes notification under the provision of Paragraph 2 of Article 38-6 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications a notification containing the following matters;
(1)  Name of Certifier;
(2)  Reason for appointment or dismissal; and
(3)  In case of appointment, career of the person to be appointed, and name and location of the office where the person conducts certification business.
2.  When making notification of appointment under the preceding Paragraph, the notification mentioned in the same Paragraph shall be annexed by a copy of document certifying that the person involved in the appointment meets the requirements for Certifier provided for in Article 12.
(Matters Prescribed by Operating Rules)
Article 15   Matters concerning the conduct of business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-8 of the Law shall be as follows:
(1)  Matters concerning business hours during which business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification is conducted and holidays;
(2)  Matters concerning the office where business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification is conducted;
(3)  Matters concerning methods of conducting business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(4)  Matters concerning amount of fees and methods of charging/receiving such fees;
(5)  Matters concerning appointment/dismissal and assignment of Certifier;
(6)  Matters concerning maintenance of secrecy relating to business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(7)  Matters concerning management of books and documents relating to business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification; and
(8)  Other necessary matters concerning the conduct of business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification.
(Application for Approval of Operating Rules)
Article 16   When the Designated Certification Agency wishes to obtain approval under the provision of the first sentence of Paragraph 1 of Article 38-8 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application along with the operating rules involved in the approval.
2.  When the Designated Certification Agency wishes to obtain approval under the provision of the second sentence of Paragraph 1 of Article 38-8 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application containing the following matters:
(1)  The matter to be changed;
(2)  Date on which change is to be made; and
(3)  Reason for change.
(Application for Approval of Business Plan)
Article 17   When the Designated Certification Agency wishes to obtain approval under the provision of the first sentence of Paragraph 1 of Article 38-9 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application along with the business plan and estimate of revenue and expenditure involved in the approval.
2.  When the Designated Certification Agency wishes to obtain approval under the provision of the second sentence of Paragraph 1 of Article 38-9 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application containing the following matters:
(1)  The matter to be changed; and
(2)  Reason for change.
(Books)
Article 18   The matters specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Article 38-10 of the Law shall be as follows.
(1)  Name or designation of applicant;
(2)  Date of acceptance of application;
(3)  Category of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(4)  Type or name and serial number of Applied Equipment, and description of type and type examination number in the case where apparatus of Applied Equipment is an appratus of radio equipment which passed type examination provided by the Examination Regulations (hereinafter referred to as "Apparatus Passed Examination");
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave involved in Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(6)  Results of examination; and
(7)  Number and date of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification.
2.  The books mentioned in Article 38-10 of the Law shall be prepared and kept in each office conducting business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification, and such books shall be retained for ten years from the date on which the books are opened.
(Application for Approval of Suspension or Discontinuance of Business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification)
Article 19   When the Designated Certification Agency wishes to obtain the approval mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-13 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application containing the following matters:
(1)  Scope of business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification to be suspended or discontinued;
(2)  Date on which the business concerned is to be suspended or discontinued, and period during which the business concerned is suspended in case of suspension; and
(3)  Reason for suspension or discontinuance.
(Transfer of Business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification)
Article 20   In a case provided for in Paragraph 3 of Article 38-15 of the Law, the Designated Certification Agency shall conduct the following matters:
(1)  Transfer of business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications;
(2)  Transfer of books and documents relating to business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications; and
(3)  Other matters deemed as necessary by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(Public Announcement)
Article 21   The public announcement mentioned in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 38-4, Paragraph 2 of Article 38-13, Paragraph 3 of Article 38-14 and Paragraph 2 of Article 38-15 of the Law shall be made by publishing in the official gazette.
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Chapter 4 Certification by the Type of Specified Radio Equipment

(Application for Certification by the Type)
Article 22   Any person who wishes to receive certification by the type mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-16 of the Law (referred to as "certification by the type" in the following part of this Chapter) shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency an application of the form specified in Attached Table No.6 along with the type specifications and statement of confirmation method (which shall mean the documents describing matters relating to the method of confirming that the Specified Radio Equipment meets its type, and the same shall apply hereinafter) of the Specified Radio Equipment involved in the said application as well as a piece of Specified Ratio Equipment based on the type (method of confirmation related to the said application is included, and the same shall apply in the following part of this Chapter except for Paragraph 3 of the next Article and Items of Article 26) involved in the said application (referred to as "a piece of Specified Radio Equipment" in the following part of this Chapter). Provided, however that submission of a piece of Specified Radio Equipment shall not be required in the case where the Notice of Recognized Test Results, photographs, etc. of the Specified Radio Equipment concerned are submitted.
(Examination of Certification by the Type)
Article 23   The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency shall, when an application mentioned in the preceding Article is made, conduct examination as provided for in Attached Table No.7.
2.  If, in the case where a piece of Specified Radio Equipment has been submitted, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency recognizes as necessary for the examination, he may request the applicant to submit documents containing the results of test conducted beforehand on the Specified Radio Equipment concerned.
3.  If the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency recognizes that, in the examination, a judgement as to whether it is possible to ensure that any and all Specified Radio Equipment based on the type involved in the application will meet the said type cannot be made only from the documents submitted, he may, so far as he needs, request the applicant to submit additional documents, etc. and request his staff to conduct examination at the office of the applicant concerned.
4.  When the applicant has submitted a piece of Specified Radio Equipment to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency, he may attend the examination mentioned in Paragraph 1.
(Notice, etc. of Certification by the Type)
Article 24   When the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency gives certification by the type, he shall notify it to the applicant with the Certificate of the form specified in Attached Table No.8, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the following matters:
(1)  Name or designation of applicant;
(2)  Category of Specified Radio Equipment;
(3)  Type or name of Specified Radio Equipment based on the certified type;
(4)  Number of certification by the type;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave;
(6)  Date of certification by the type; and
(7)  Other necessary matters.
2.  When the Designated Certification Agency gives certification by the type, he shall report the matters mentioned in each Item of the preceding Paragraph to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
3.  When the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency rejects to give certification by the type, he shall notify it to the applicant with a document stating the reason for such rejection.
(Indication)
Article 25   The indication mentioned in Paragraph 5 of Article 38-16 of the Law shall be as specified in Attached Table No.5 and shall be attached to a prominent place of the Specified Radio Equipment based on the certified type.
(Simplified Procedure)
Article 26   With regard to the certification relating to the Specified Radio Equipment based on the type falling under any of the following Items, the simplified procedure specified by official announcement made separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications may be followed.
(1)  Type falling under any Items of Article 6-2.
(2)  Type falling under the preceding Item on which modification has been made as officially announced separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(Reporting)
Article 27   Whenever there is change of matters mentioned in the application for certification by the type (excluding type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave applied for certification by the type), the applicant shall report such change to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications without delay.
2.  In the case where the report mentioned in the preceding Paragraph will effect a change in the matters published in accordance with the provision of Paragraph 1 of Article 24, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the contents of such change.
(Notice of Cancellation of Certification by the Type)
Article 28   If the person received certification by the type had received the said certification by a dishonest means, the Minster for Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency may cancel the certification concerned.
2.  When the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or the Designated Certification Agency cancels certification by the type pursuant to the provision of the preceding Paragraph, or when the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications cancels certification by the type pursuant to the provision of Paragraph 7 or 8 of Article 38-16 of the Law, he shall notify it to the person received the said certification with a document stating the reason for such cancellation, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the following matters:
(1)  Name or designation of applicant for certification by the type;
(2)  Category of Specified Radio Equipment;
(3)  Type or name of Specified Radio Equipment based on the type whose certification has been canceled;
(4)  Number of certification by the type;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave;
(6)  Date on which certification by the type has been canceled; and
(7)  Other necessary matters.
3.  When the Designated Certification Agency cancels certification by the type pursuant to the provision of Paragraph 1, he shall report the matters mentioned in each Item of the preceding Paragraph to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(Application of Provisions of Chapter 3)
Article 29   In applying the provisions of Article 11, Article 15 and Articles 18 through 20 in the case where the Designated Certification Agency conducts business of certification by the type, "Attached Table No.3" in Article 11 shall be replaced by "Attached Table No.3 or No.7", "business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification" in Article 15 and Articles 18 through 20 shall be replaced by "business of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification and business of certification by the type", "Category of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification", "Type or name and serial number of Applied Equipment", "involved in Technical Regulations Conformity Certification", "Number of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification" and "date of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification" in Article 18 shall be replaced by "category of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification or certification by the type", "Type or name and serial number of Applied Equipment, or type or name of Specified Radio Equipment based on the type involved in the application for certification by the type", "involved in Technical Regulations Conformity Certification or certification by the type", "Number of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification or number of certification by the type" and "date of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification or date of certification by the type" respectively.
(Provisions Applied Mutatis Mutandis)
Article 30   The provisions of Article 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to any person who applies for certification by the type. In this case, "Applied Equipment", "Article 5" and "the Applied Equipment concerned" in Article 7 shall be read "a piece of Specified Radio Equipment", "Article 24" and "the Specified Radio Equipment concerned" respectively.
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Chapter 5 Recognized Certification Body

Section 1 Certification for Each Equipment
(Application for Certification for Each Equipment)
Article 31   Any person who wishes to receive certification for each equipment shall, for each piece of Specified Radio Equipment based on the same type, submit to the Recognized Certification Body provided for in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-17 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "Recognized Certification Body") an application of the form specified in Attached Table No.1 along with the type specifications of the Specified Radio Equipment involved in the said application (referred to as "Applied Equipment" in the following part of this Chapter) and a document describing methods of operation and maintenance of the Applied Equipment as well as the Applied Equipment. Provided, however that submission of the said Applied Equipment concerned shall not be required in the case where the Notice of Recognized Test results, photographs, etc. of the Applied Equipment concerned are submitted.
(Examination of Certification for Each Equipment)
Article 32   The Recognized Certification Body shall, when an application mentioned in the preceding Article is made, conduct examination as provided for in Attached Table No.3.
2.  If, in the case where the Applied Equipment has been submitted, the Recognized Certification Body recognizes as necessary for the examination, he may request the applicant to submit documents containing the results of test conducted beforehand on the Applied Equipment concerned.
3.  If, in the case falling under the proviso of the preceding Article, the Recognized Certification Body recognizes that, in the examination, a judgement as to whether the Applied Equipment concerned conforms with the technical regulations cannot be made only from the documents submitted, he may, so far as he needs, request the applicant to submit additional documents and the Applied Equipment.
4.  When the applicant has submitted the Applied Equipment to the Recognized Certification Body, he may attend the examination mentioned in Paragraph 1.
(Notice, etc. of Certification for Each Equipment)
Article 33   When the Recognized Certification Body grants certification for each equipment, he shall notify it to the applicant with the Certificate of the form specified in Attached Table No.4, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the following matters:
(1)  Name or designation of applicant;
(2)  Category of Specified Radio Equipment;
(3)  Type or name of certified Specified Radio Equipment;
(4)  Number of certification for each equipment;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave;
(6)  Date of certification for each equipment; and
(7)  Other necessary matters.
2.  When the Recognized Certification Body grants certification for each equipment, he shall report the matters mentioned in each Item of the preceding Paragraph to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
3.  When the Recognized Certification Body rejects to grant certification for each equipment, he shall notify it to the applicant with a document stating the reason for such rejection.
(Indication)
Article 34   The indication mentioned in Paragraph 6 of Article 38-2 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law shall be as specified in Attached Table No.5 and shall be attached to a prominent place of the certified Specified Radio Equipment.
(Simplified Procedure)
Article 35   With regard to the certification of the Specified Radio Equipment based on the type falling under any of the following Items or that of the said Specified Radio Equipment on which modification work has been done as officially announced separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, the simplified procedure specified by official announcement made separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications may be followed, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 31 and 32.
(1)  Type of Specified Radio Equipment granted Technical Regulations Conformity Certification.
(2)  Type of Specified Radio Equipment involved in the certification mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-16 of the Law.
(3)  Type of Specified Radio Equipment involved in the certification mentioned in Paragraph 6 of Article 38-17 of the Law.
(4)  Type falling under any of the preceding three Items on which modification has been made as officially announced separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(Retrieval of Equipment)
Article 36   In the case where the applicant submitted the Applied Equipment to the Recognized Certification Body and has been notified as provided for in Article 33, he shall promptly retrieve the Applied Equipment concerned from the Recognized Certification Body.
(Invalidation of Certification for Each Equipment)
Article 37   Certification for each equipment shall become invalid when the Specified Radio Equipment received the said certification has come to conflict with the type involved in the application mentioned in Article 31 or the application according to the procedure mentioned in Article 35 because of modification work or for other reasons.
(Notice of Cancellation of Certification for Each Equipment)
Article 38   If the person received certification for each equipment had received the said certification by a dishonest means, the Recognized Certification Body may cancel the certification concerned.
2.  When the Recognized Certification Body cancels certification for each equipment pursuant to the provision of the preceding Paragraph, he notify it to the person received the said certification with a document stating the reason for such cancellation, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the following matters:
(1)  Name or designation of applicant for certification for each equipment;
(2)  Category of Specified Radio Equipment;
(3)  Type or name of Specified Radio Equipment whose certification has been canceled;
(4)  Number of certification for each equipment;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave;
(6)  Date on which certification for each equipment has been canceled; and
(7)  Other necessary matters.
3.  When the Recognized Certification Body cancels certification for each equipment pursuant to the provision of Paragraph 1, he shall report the matters mentioned in each Item of the preceding Paragraph to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
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Section 2 Recognized Certification Body
(Application for Recognition)
Article 39   Any person who wishes to obtain the recognition provided for in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-17 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "recognition") shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application containing the following matters. This provision, however, does not apply to the case where application is made as officially announced separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(1)  Category of approval involved in the application;
(2)  Name and address;
(3)  Name and location of the office where business of certification for each equipment will be conducted; and
(4) Date on which business of certification for each equipment will commence.
2.  The application mentioned in the preceding Paragraph shall be accompanied by the following documents:
(1)  Articles of incorporation or association and exemplified copy of the register book or documents corresponding thereto;
(2)  List of property and balance sheet of the business year preceding the business year in which the date of application falls or documents corresponding thereto, or list of property at the time of establishment or documents corresponding thereto in case of a corporation established in the business year in which the date of application falls;
(3)  Documents certifying the decision on application for approval;
(4)  Documents describing matters concerning organization and operations;
(5)  Documents describing outline and maintenance schedule of measuring instruments and other equipment used for examination by each office conducting business of certification for each equipment;
(6)  Documents proving that the applicant is a person who conducts inspection, test, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Foreign Inspection, etc.") of radio equipment based on a radio station inspection system under foreign statute (hereinafter referred to as "Foreign Inspection System") which is similar to the system of Technical Regulations Conformity Certification;
(7)  Documents describing outline of Foreign Inspection System;
(8)  Documents describing outline of Foreign Inspection, etc. and other business currently being conducted;
(9)  Documents describing plans concerning methods of conducting business of certification for each equipment;
(10) Documents describing matters concerning appointment of a person meeting the requirements specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance provided for in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-5 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as "Examiner"); and
(11) Documents describing other matters for reference.
(Notification of Change of Name, etc. of Recognized Certification Body)
Article 40   When the Recognized Certification Body makes notification in accordance with the provision of Paragraph 2 of Article 38-4 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications a notification containing the following matters;
(1)  Name or address or location after change; and
(2)  Date on which change is to be made.
(Measuring Instruments, etc.)
Article 41   The measuring instruments and other equipment specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-5 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law shall be the measuring instruments, etc. to be used for the examination as specified in Attached Table No.3, which have the precision high enough for examination and have been calibrated.
(Requirements for Examiner)
Article 42   As the requirements specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Paragraph 2 of Article 38-5 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law, the Examiner shall be a person who comes under any Items of Article 12.
(Matters Prescribed by Operating Rules)
Article 43   Matters concerning the conduct of business of certification for each equipment specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 38-8 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law shall be as follows:
(1)  Matters concerning the office where business of certification for each equipment is conducted;
(2)  Matters concerning methods of conducting business of certification for each equipment;
(3)  Matters concerning appointment/dismissal and assignment of Examiner;
(4)  Matters concerning management of books and documents relating to business of certification for each equipment; and
(5)  Other necessary matters concerning the conduct of business of certification for each equipment.
(Application for Approval of Operating Rules)
Article 44   When the Recognized Certification Body wishes to obtain approval in accordance with the provision of the first sentence of Paragraph 1 of Article 38-8 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application along with the operating rules involved in the approval.
2.  When the Recognized Certification Body wishes to obtain approval in accordance with the provision of the second sentence of Paragraph 1 of Article 38-8 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications an application containing the following matters:
(1)  The matter to be changed;
(2)  Date on which change is to be made; and
(3)  Reason for change.
(Books)
Article 45   The matters specified by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ordinance mentioned in Article 38-10 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law shall be as follows.
(1)  Name or designation of applicant;
(2)  Date of acceptance of application;
(3)  Category of certification for each equipment;
(4)  Type or name and serial number of Applied Equipment, and description of type and type examination number in the case where apparatus of Applied Equipment is an Appratus Passed Examination;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave involved in certification for each equipment;
(6)  Results of examination; and
(7)  Number and date of certification for each equipment.
2.  The books mentioned in Article 38-10 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 shall be prepared and kept in each office conducting business of certification for each equipment, and such books shall be retained for ten years from the date on which the books are opened.
(Notification of Suspension or Discontinuance of Business of Certification for Each Equipment)
Article 46   When the Recognized Certification Body makes notification mentioned in Paragraph 3 of Article 38-17 of the Law, he shall submit to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications a notification containing the following matters:
(1)  Scope of business of certification for each equipment to be suspended or discontinued; and
(2)  Date on which the business concerned is to be suspended or discontinued, and period during which the business concerned is suspended in case of suspension.
(Public Announcement)
Article 47   The public announcement mentioned in Paragraph 4 of Article 38-17 of the Law and the public announcement mentioned in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 38-4 and Paragraph 3 of Article 38-18 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 5 of Article 38-17 of the Law shall be made by publishing in the official gazette.
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Section 3 Certification by the Type of Specified Radio Equipment
(Application for Certification by the Type)
Article 48   Any person who wishes to receive certification by the type mentioned in Paragraph 6 of Article 38-17 of the Law (referred to as "certification by the type" in the following part of this Section) shall submit to the Recognized Certification Body an application of the form specified in Attached Table No.6 along with the type specifications and statement of confirmation method of the Specified Radio Equipment involved in the said application as well as a piece of Specified Ratio Equipment based on the type (method of confirmation related to the said application is included, and the same shall apply in the following part of this Section except for Paragraph 3 of the next Article and Items of Article 52) involved in the said application (referred to as "a piece of Specified Radio Equipment" in the following part of this Section). Provided, however that submission of a piece of Specified Radio Equipment shall not be required in the case where the Notice of Recognized Test Results, photographs, etc. of the Specified Radio Equipment concerned are submitted.
(Examination of Certification by the Type)
Article 49   The Recognized Certification Body shall, when an application mentioned in the preceding Article is made, conduct examination as provided for in Attached Table No.7.
2.  If, in the case where a piece of Specified Radio Equipment has been submitted, the Recognized Certification Body recognizes as necessary for the examination, he may request the applicant to submit documents containing the results of test conducted beforehand on the Specified Radio Equipment concerned.
3.  If the Recognized Certification Body recognizes that, in the examination, a judgement as to whether it is possible to ensure that any and all Specified Radio Equipment based on the type involved in the application will meet the said type cannot be made only from the documents submitted, he may, so far as he needs, request the applicant to submit additional documents, etc. and request his staff to conduct examination at the office of the applicant concerned.
4.  When the applicant has submitted a piece of Specified Radio Equipment to the Recognized Certification Body, he may attend the examination mentioned in Paragraph 1.
(Notice, etc. of Certification by the Type)
Article 50   When the Recognized Certification Body gives certification by the type, he shall notify it to the applicant with the Certificate of the form specified in Attached Table No.8, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the following matters:
(1)  Name or designation of applicant;
(2)  Category of Specified Radio Equipment;
(3)  Type or name of Specified Radio Equipment based on the certified type;
(4)  Number of certification by the type;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave;
(6)  Date of certification by the type; and
(7)  Other necessary matters.
2.  When the Recognized Certification Body gives certification by thetype, he shall report the matters mentioned in each Item of the preceding Paragraph to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
3.  When the Recognized Certification Body rejects to give certification by the type, he shall notify it to the applicant with a document stating the reason for such rejection.
(Indication)
Article 51   The indication mentioned in Paragraph 5 of Article 38-16 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 8 of Article 38-17 of the Law shall be as specified in Attached Table No.5 and shall be attached to a prominent place of the Specified Radio Equipment based on the certified type.
(Simplified Procedure)
Article 52   With regard to the certification relating to the Specified Radio Equipment based on the type falling under any of the following Items, the simplified procedure specified by official announcement made separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications may be followed.
(1)  Type falling under any Items of Article 35.
(2)  Type falling under the preceding Item on which modification has been made as officially announced separately by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(Reporting)
Article 53   Whenever there is change of matters mentioned in the application for certification by the type (excluding type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave applied for certification by the type), the applicant shall report such change to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications without delay.
2.  In the case where the report mentioned in the preceding Paragraph will effect a change in the matters published in accordance with the provision of Paragraph 1 of Article 50, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the contents of such change.
(Notice of Cancellation of Certification by the Type)
Article 54   If the person received certification by the type had received the said certification by a dishonest means, the Recognized Certification Body may cancel the certification concerned.
2.  When the Recognized Certification Body cancels certification by the type pursuant to the provision of the preceding Paragraph, or when the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications cancels certification by the type pursuant to the provision of Paragraph 7 or 8 of Article 38-16 of the Law applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 8 of Article 38-17 of the Law, he shall notify it to the person received the said certification with a document stating the reason for such cancellation, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications shall publish the following matters:
(1)  Name or designation of applicant for certification by the type;
(2)  Category of Specified Radio Equipment;
(3)  Type or name of Specified Radio Equipment based on the type whose certification has been canceled;
(4)  Certification number;
(5)  Type, frequency and antenna power of radio wave;
(6)  Date on which certification by the type has been canceled; and
(7)  Other necessary matters.
3.  When the Recognized Certification Body cancels certification by the type pursuant to the provision of Paragraph 1, he shall report the matters mentioned in each Item of the preceding Paragraph to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.
(Application of Provisions of Section 2)
Article 55   In applying the provisions of Articles 41, 43, 45 and 46 in the case where the Recognized Certification Body conducts business of certification by the type, "Attached Table No.3" in Article 41 shall be replaced by "Attached Table No.3 or No.7", "business of certification for each equipment" in Articles 43, 45 and 46 shall be replaced by "business of certification for each equipment and business of certification by the type", "Category of certification for each equipment", "Type or name and serial number of Applied Equipment", "involved in certification for each equipment" and "Number and date of certification for each equipment" in Article 45 shall be replaced by "Category of certification for each equipment or certification by the type", "Type or name and serial number of Applied Equipment, or type or name of Specified Radio Equipment based on the type involved in the application for certification by the type", "involved in certification for each equipment or certification by the type" and "Number and date of certification for each equipment or certification by the type" respectively.
(Provisions Applied Mutatis Mutandis)
Article 56   The provisions of Article 36 shall apply mutatis mutandis to any person who applies for certification by the type. In this case, "Applied Equipment", "Article 33" and "the Applied Equipment concerned" in Article 36 shall be read "a piece of Specified Radio Equipment", "Article 50" and "the Specified Radio Equipment concerned" respectively.
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Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Provisions

(Preparation of Documents to be Submitted to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or Designated Certification Agency)
Article 57   Any and all documents to be submitted to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications or Designated Certification Agency in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be prepared in Japanese.
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Supplementary Provisions
(Date of Enforcement)
1.  This Ordinance shall come into force on the date of enforcement specified in Item (3) of Article 1 of Supplementary Provisions of the Law concerning Improvement, etc. of the Related Laws for Rationalization of Regulations in the Field of Telecommunications (Law No.58 of 1998).
(Interim Measures)
2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3, Attached Table No.1 and Attached Table No.2 of the Certification Regulations revised according to this Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as "New Regulations"), application for Technical Regulations Conformity Certification may be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 3, Attached Table No.1 and Attached Table No.2 of the Certification Regulations before revision (hereinafter referred to as "Old Regulations") until the date on which six months elapse counting from the date of enforcement of this Ordinance. In this case, in the column of 1-8, 2-9, 3-8, 4-8 or 5-11 of the form specified in Attached Table No.2 of the Old Regulations, matters concerning other types shall be filled.
3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the provisos of Articles 3 and 31 of the New Regulations, in the case where the Explanation of Conformity with Technical Regulations and photographs or drawings provided for in the proviso of Article 3 of the Old Regulations are submitted, application for Technical Regulations Conformity Certification and application for certification for each equipment shall not require submission of the Applied Equipment provided for by the New Regulations until the date on which six months elapse counting from the date of enforcement of this Ordinance. In applying the provisions concerning examination to this case, "Notice of Recognized Test Results" in Attached Table No.2 of the New Regulations shall be replaced by "Explanation of Conformity with Technical Regulations".
4.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the provisos of Articles 22 and 31 of the New Regulations, in the case where the Explanation of Conformity with Technical Regulations and photographs or drawings provided for in the proviso of Article 3 of the Old Regulations are submitted, application for certification by the type mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 36-16 and Paragraph 6 of Article 38-17 of the Law shall not require submission of a piece of Specified Radio Equipment provided for by the New Regulations until the date on which six months elapse counting from the date of enforcement of this Ordinance. In applying the provisions concerning examination to this case, "Notice of Recognized Test Results" in Attached Table No.3 of the New Regulations applied mutatis mutandis under Attached Table No.3 of the New Regulations shall be replaced by "Explanation of Conformity with Technical Regulations".
5.  Any notice given in accordance with the provision of Paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 5 of the Old Regulations prior to enforcement of this Ordinance shall be regarded as a notice given in accordance with the provision of Paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 5 of the New Regulations.
6.  Any public announcement made by the Designated Certification Agency in accordance with the provision of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Old Regulations piror to enforcement of this Ordinance shall be regarded as a public announcement made by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in accordance with the provision of Paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the New Regulations.
7.  In addition to those specified in the preceding two Paragraphs, procedures and other acts carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Old Regulations prior to enforcement of this Ordinance shall be regarded as procedures and other acts carried out in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the New Regulations.
8.  Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding Paragraph, application for Technical Regulations Conformity Certification and examination related to the application concerned which are in progress at the time of enforcement of this Ordinance shall be as before.
9.  Any indication attached in accordance with the provision of Article 6 of the Old Regulations prior to enforcement of this Ordinance shall be regarded as an indication attached in accordance with the provision of Article 6 of the New Regulations.
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