Chapter I General Provisions

(Purpose) Article 1 The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for matters as delegated by the Act and other necessary matters concerning enforcement of the provisions of the Act, regarding Technical Standards Conformity Certification, etc. of the Specified Radio Equipment, except as otherwise provided.

(Specified Radio Equipment) Article 2 (1) The Specified Radio Equipment in Article 38-2-2, paragraph (1) of the Act is as follows. (i) through (i)-3 Deletion; (i)-4 radio equipment which is used at a single channel-based land mobile station or at a directive station performing the MCA land mobile communication prescribed in Article 3, item (v) of the Equipment Regulations with an antenna power of 50 W or less; (i)-5 through (i)-8 Deletion; (i)-9 radio equipment which is used at a single channel-based land mobile station or at a portable station using emissions of a single sideband frequency, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Chapter IV of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less (excluding the radio equipment set forth in item (i)-2); (i)-10 radio equipment which is used at a single channel-based land mobile station or at a portable station using class F1B, F1C, F1D, F1E, F1F, F1N, F1X, G1B, G1C, G1D, G1E, G1F, G1N or G1X emissions, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Chapter IV of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less (excluding the radio equipment set forth in items (i) through (i)-5, (i)-7, and the preceding item); (i)-11 radio equipment which is used at a single channel-based land mobile station or at a portable station using class F2A, F2B, F2C, F2D, F2N, F2X, or F3E emissions, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Chapter IV of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less (excluding the radio equipment set forth in item (i)-4); (i)-12 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station of specified radio microphone where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-16 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 0.01 W or less (0.05 W or less for radio equipment using emission of a frequency in a range of exceeding 1,240 MHz and 1,260 MHz or less); (i)-12-2 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station of digital specified radio microphone where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-16-2 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 0.05 W or less; (i)-13 radio equipment which is used at a radio station for maritime mobile service using class A2D or A3E emissions of a frequency in a range of exceeding 26.1 MHz and 28 MHz or less, exceeding 29.7 MHz and 41 MHz or less, or exceeding 146 MHz and 162.0375 MHz or less, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (i)-14 radio equipment which is used at a radio station using emissions of a single sideband frequency (limited to the radio station using the class of emission specified in Article 15 of the Enforcement Regulations), and whose antenna power is 50 W or less (excluding the radio equipment set forth in item (i)-9); (i)-15 radio equipment which is used at a radio station using class F2A, F2B, F2C, F2D, F2N, F2X, F3C or F3E emissions of a frequency in a range of exceeding 54 MHz and 70 MHz or less, exceeding 142 MHz and 162.0375 MHz or less, exceeding 335.4 MHz and 470 MHz or less, exceeding 810 MHz and 960 MHz or less, or exceeding 1,215 MHz and 2,690 MHz or less, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less (excluding the radio equipment set forth in items (i)-11, (xvi), (lix) and (lx)); (ii) radio equipment which is used at a radio station for radiolocation service using class A2N, N0N, or P0N emissions of a frequency of 10.525 GHz or 24.2 GHz, and whose antenna power is 0.1 W or less; (ii)-2 radio equipment which is used at a radio buoy station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-4 of the Equipment Regulations; (iii) radio equipment which is used at a CB (citizen band) radio station (meaning the radio station specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 4, item (ii) of the Act; the same applies hereinafter); (iii)-2 radio station which is used at a meteorological aid station (limited to the radio equipment mounted on a radiosonde or meteorological radio robot); (iv) radio equipment which is used at a convenience radio station using class F2D and F3E emissions of a frequency of 900 MHz, and whose antenna power is 5 W or less; (iv)-2 radio equipment which is used at a convenience radio station using emissions of a frequency in the 150 MHz band (meaning the convenience radio station using emissions of a frequency in a range of exceeding 142 MHz and 170 MHz or less), and whose antenna power is 5 W or less (excluding the radio equipment set forth in items (iv)-5 and (iv)-6); (iv)-3 Deletion; (iv)-4 radio equipment which is used at a convenience radio station using emissions of a frequency in the 27 MHz band, and whose antenna power is 1 W or less; (iv)-5 radio equipment which is used at a convenience radio station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 54, item (ii) of the Equipment Regulations (excluding the radio equipment set forth in the following item); (iv)-6 radio equipment which is used at a convenience radio station (limited to the that to which the Technical Standards in (h) of the same item) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 54, item (ii) of the Equipment Regulations; (iv)-7 radio equipment which is used at a convenience radio station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 54, item (v) of the Equipment Regulations; (v) radio equipment which is used at a convenience radio station using emissions of a frequency in the 50 GHz band, and whose antenna power is 0.03 W or less; (vi) radio equipment which is used at a premises radio station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-9 of the Equipment Regulations (excluding the radio equipment set forth in item (vi)-3 and the following item); (vi)-2 radio equipment which is used at a premises radio station (excluding that falling under proviso of (d) of the same item) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-9, item (i) of the Equipment Regulations; (vi)-3 radio equipment which is used at a premises radio station (Limited to that to which the Technical Standards in (c) of the same item) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-9, item (iii) of the Equipment Regulations; (vii) radio equipment which is used at a radio station for cordless telephones (meaning the radio station specified in Article 6, paragraph (4), item (i) of the Enforcement Regulations; the same applies hereinafter); (viii) radio equipment which is used at a specified low-power radio station (meaning the radio station specified in Article 6, paragraph (4), item (ii) of the Enforcement Regulations; the same applies hereinafter); (ix) radio equipment which is used at an earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 54-3, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (ix)-2 radio equipment which is used at an earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 54-3, paragraph (2) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (x) radio equipment which is used at a radio station relaying portable radio communication (meaning a radio station prescribed in row 10 of table in Article 14 of the Equipment Regulations; the same applies hereinafter) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6 of the Equipment Regulations; (xi) and (xi)-2 Deletion; (xi)-3 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-4 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s; (xi)-4 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-4 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s; (xi)-5 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing CDMA portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing CDMA portable radio communication equipment (meaning a radio station prescribed in row 11, 2. of table in Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; the same applies hereinafter), where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-4, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s and whose antenna power is 160 W or less; (xi)-6 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing CDMA portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing CDMA portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-4, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s per one carrier wave and whose antenna power is 160 W or less; (xi)-6-2 radio equipment which is used at a base station, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-4, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s; (xi)-6-3 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-4, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s per one carrier wave; (xi)-6-4 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-4, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s; (xi)-6-5 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-4, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s per one carrier wave; (xi)-7 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s; (xi)-8 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s (excluding the radio equipment set forth in the following item); (xi)-8-2 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s per one carrier wave, and simultaneously transmitting two or three carrier waves; (xi)-9 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing time division/code division multiplexing portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing time division/code division multiple access portable radio communication equipment (meaning a radio station prescribed in row 11, 6. of table in Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; the same applies hereinafter), where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 160 W or less and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s; (xi)-10 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing time division/code division multiplexing portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing time division/code division multiple access portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 120 W or less and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s; (xi)-10-2 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s; (xi)-10-3 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s; (xi)-10-4 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s; (xi)-10-5 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-5, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s; (xi)-11 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station (excluding those relaying portable radio communication) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-6 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s or 7.68 megachips/s; (xi)-12 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-6 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose spread code speed is 1.28 megachips/s; (xi)-13 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing time division/code division multiple access portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing time division/code division multiple access portable radio communication equipment (meaning a radio station prescribed in row 12, 2. of Table in Article 14 of the Equipment Regulations; the same applies hereinafter), where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-6 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 120 W or less and whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s or 7.68 megachips/s; (xi)-14 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing time division/code division multiple access portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing time division/code division multiple access portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-6 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 120 W or less and whose spread code speed is 1.28 megachips/s; (xi)-15 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-7 of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-16 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing time division and orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing time division and orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-7 of the Equipment Regulations and; (xi)-17 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-8 of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-18 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing time division and orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing time division and orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-8 of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-19 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-9 of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-20 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing single carrier frequency division multiple access portable radio communication where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-9, Paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 160 W or less; (xi)-20-2 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-9, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-20-3 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 4-6-9, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-21 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-10 of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-22 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing single carrier frequency division multiple access portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing single carrier frequency division multiple access portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-10 of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-23 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-11 of the Equipment Regulations; (xi)-24 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing for orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-11, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 160 W or less; (xi)-25 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-12 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose transmission burst length is 5 msec; (xi)-26 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-12 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose transmission burst length is values of natural number multiple of 911.44 micro seconds, 963.52 micro seconds, 1,015.6 micro seconds, or 1,067.68 micro seconds; (xi)-27 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing for orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-12 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose transmission burst length is 5 msec; (xi)-28 radio equipment which is used at a base station performing orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication or at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing for orthogonal frequency division multiple access portable radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-6-12 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose transmission burst length is values of natural number multiple of 911.44 micro seconds, 963.52 micro seconds, 1,015.6 micro seconds, or 1,067.68 micro seconds; (xii) radio equipment which is used at an amateur radio station, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less (200 W or less for the radio equipment that uses emissions of a frequency of 54 MHz or lower); (xiii) radio equipment which is used at a radio station of a low-power security system (meaning a radio station specified in Article 6, paragraph (4), item (iii) of the Enforcement Regulations; the same applies hereinafter); (xiv) radio equipment which is used at a portable mobile earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-18, item (i) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 10 W or less; (xiv)-2 radio equipment which is used at a portable mobile earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-18, item (ii) of the Equipment Regulations; (xv) radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-19, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; (xv)-2 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-19, paragraph (1) (excluding item (i)) and paragraph (2) of the Equipment Regulations; (xv)-3 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-19, paragraph (3) of the Equipment Regulations; (xvi) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station for telemeters using emissions of a frequency in a range of exceeding 54 MHz and 74.6 MHz or less, exceeding 142 MHz and 169 MHz or less, or exceeding 335.4 MHz and 470 MHz or less and at a fixed station of a simplex system that make a fixed station of a multi-address calling system the other end of communication (limited to the fixed stations whose transmission is controlled by one or the other of said fixed stations), and whose antenna power is 10 W or less; (xvii) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station for emergency alarms using emissions of a frequency of 61.79 MHz, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (xviii) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 58-2-6-2 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 0.5 W or less; (xix) radio equipment which is used at a radio station of a low-power data communication system using emissions of a frequency range of 2,400 MHz or more and 2,483.5 MHz or less (meaning a radio stations specified in Article 6, paragraph (4), item (iv) of the Enforcement Regulations; the same applies hereinafter) (excluding those set forth in item (xix)-2-2); (xix)-2 radio equipment which is used at a radio station of a low-power data communication system using emissions of a frequency range of 2,471 MHz or more and 2,497 MHz or less (excluding those set forth in item (xix)-2-3); (xix)-2-2 among radio stations of low-power data communication systems using emission of frequency in a range of 2,400 MHz or more and 2,483.5 MHz or less, radio equipment which is used for transmitter on wireless control for model airplane used outdoors; (xix)-2-3 among radio stations of low-power data communication systems using emission of frequency in a range of 2,471 MHz or more and 2,497 MHz or less, radio equipment which is used for transmitter on wireless control for model airplane used outdoors; (xix)-3 radio equipment which is used at a radio station of a low-power data communication system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-20, item (iii) of the Equipment Regulations; (xix)-3-2 radio equipment which is used at a radio station of a low-power data communication system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-20, item (iv) of the Equipment Regulations; (xix)-3-3 radio equipment which is used at a radio station of low-power data communication system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-20, item (v) of the Equipment Regulations; (xix)-4 radio equipment which is used at a radio station of a low-power data communications system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-20, item (vi) of the Equipment Regulations; (xix)-5 radio equipment which is used at a base station and a portable base station for a 5 GHz band wireless access system (excluding the radio equipment set forth in the following item), where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-21, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; (xix)-6 radio equipment which is used at a base station and a portable base station for a 5 GHz band wireless access system, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-21, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose upper limit of EIRP prescribed in item (xi) of said paragraph is 0.2 μW; (xix)-7 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile relay station for a 5 GHz band wireless access system (excluding the radio equipment set forth in the following item) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-21, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; (xix)-8 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile relay station for a 5 GHz band wireless access system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-21, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose upper limit of EIRP prescribed in item (xi) of said paragraph is 0.2 μW; (xix)-9 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station and a portable station for a 5 GHz band wireless access system (excluding the radio equipment set forth in the following item) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-21, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; (xix)-10 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station and a portable station for a 5 GHz band wireless access system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-21, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose upper limit of EIRP prescribed in item (xi) of said paragraph is 0.2 μW; (xix)-11 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station and a portable station for a 5 GHz band wireless access system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-21, paragraph (2) of the Equipment Regulations; (xx) Deletion; (xx)-2 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station or at a digital directive station (meaning a digital directive stations prescribed in Article 3, item (vi) of the Equipment Regulations; the same applies in appended table 2.), where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-7-3 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (xxi) radio equipment which is used at a radio station of time division multiple access narrow band digital cordless phones where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-8-2 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxi)-2 radio equipment which is used at a radio station of time division multiple access broad band digital cordless phones where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-8-2-2 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxi)-3 radio equipment which is used at a radio station of time division and orthogonal frequency division multiple access digital cordless phones where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-8-2-3 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxii) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station of a personal handy phone system (meaning a radio station specified in Article 6, paragraph (4), item (vi) of the Enforcement Regulations; the same applies hereinafter); (xxiii) radio equipment which is used at a base station of a personal handy phone system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-8-3, paragraph (1) and (3) of the Equipment Regulations; (xxiii)-2 radio equipment which is used at a radio station relaying communication between a base station of a personal handy phone system and a land mobile station, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-8-3, paragraph (1) and (4) of the Equipment Regulations; (xxiii)-3 radio equipment which is used at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing communication equipment of a personal handy phone system (meaning a radio station specified in Article 49-8-3 of the Equipment Regulations; the same applies hereinafter); (xxiv) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 58-2-7 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxv) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station and a portable station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 57-2-2, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (xxv)-2 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station and a portable station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 57-2-2, paragraph (1) and (2) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (xxv)-3 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station and a portable station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 57-2-2, paragraph (1) through (3) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (xxv)-4 radio equipment which is used at a single channel-based base station and a portable base station, and at a land mobile station and a portable station, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 57-3-2, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (xxv)-5 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station and a portable station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 57-3-2, paragraph (1) and (2) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (xxv)-6 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station and a portable station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 57-3-2, paragraph (1) through (3) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less; (xxvi) radio equipment which is used at a radiolocation land station for vehicle detection where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 48-2 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxvii) radio equipment which is used at a radio station performing road traffic information communication where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-22 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxviii) radio equipment which is used at a portable mobile earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-23, item (i) of the Equipment Regulations; (xxviii)-2 radio equipment which is used at a portable mobile earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-23, item (ii) of the Equipment Regulations; (xxviii)-2-2 radio equipment which is used at a portable mobile earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-23-2 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxviii)-3 radar for radio navigation which is mounded in a ship where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 48, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations (excluding the radar that must be mounted in ships by order pursuant to Article 2 of the Ship Safety Act (Act No. 11 of 1933)); (xxix) radar for radio navigation which is mounted in a ship where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 48, Paragraph (3) of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is less than 5 kW; (xxx) radio equipment which is used at an INMARSAT portable mobile earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-24 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxx)-2 radio equipment which is used at a portable mobile earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-24-2 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 50 W or less and whose antenna absolute gain is 50 dB or less (limited to the radio station using a frequency in range of exceeding 14.0 GHz and 14.5 GHz or less); (xxx)-3 radio equipment which is used at a portable mobile earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49.24.3 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxxi) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-25 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 5 W or less; (xxxi)-2 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-25-3, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; (xxxi)-3 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-25-3, paragraph (2) of the Equipment Regulations; (xxxi)-4 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-25-3, paragraph (3) of the Equipment Regulations; (xxxi)-5 radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-25-4 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxxii) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station of a DSRC system (meaning a radio station of a DSRC system set forth in Article 6, paragraph (4), item (vii) of the Enforcement Regulations; the same applies hereinafter); (xxxiii) radio equipment which is used at a base station of a DSRC system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-26, paragraph (1) and (3) of the Equipment Regulations; (xxxiii)-2 radio equipment which is used at a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing the radio equipment at land mobile stations of a DSRC system (meaning a radio station performing communication, etc. for testing the radio equipment at land mobile stations of a DSRC system set forth in Article 6, paragraph (4), item (vii) of the Enforcement Regulations; the same applies hereinafter); (xxxiv) through (xxxvii) Deletion; (xxxviii) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station performing digital radio communication for city, town, and village disaster prevention, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 58-2-12 of the Equipment Regulations; (xxxix) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-15, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; (xl) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-15, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Equipment Regulations; (xli) radio equipment which is used at a base station, a land mobile relay station, and a land mobile station, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-25-2, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulations; (xlii) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-25-2, paragraph (2) of the Equipment Regulations; (xliii) radio equipment which is used at a bases station and a land mobile relay station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-25-2, paragraph (3) of the Equipment Regulations; (xliv) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 58-2-6 of the Equipment Regulations; (xlv) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 58-2-9-2 of the Equipment Regulations; (xlvi) radio equipment which is used at an aircraft earth station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 45-21 of the Equipment Regulations; (xlvii) radio equipment which is used at a radio station of ultra wide band wireless system specified in Article 4-4, paragraph (2), items (ii) of the Enforcement Regulations (hereinafter referred to as "Radio Station of Ultra Wide Band Wireless System"), and uses emission of frequency of 3.4 GHz or more and less than 4.8 GHz, or 7.25 GHz or more and less than 10.25 GHz; (xlvii)-2 radio equipment which is used at the a Radio Station of Ultra Wide Band Wireless System, and uses emission of frequency in a range of 24.25 GHz or more and less than 29 GHz; (xlviii) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station for Telecommunication Business using emission of a frequency in the 1,500MHz band, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 58-2-3-2 of the Equipment Regulations; (xlix) radio equipment which is used at a base station for orthogonal frequency division multiple access broad band wireless access system or at a radio station performing communications, etc. for testing for orthogonal frequency division multiple access broad band wireless access system, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-28 of the Equipment Regulations and; (l) Deletion; (li) radio equipment which is used for a land mobile station (excluding those performing relay) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-28 of the Equipment Regulations; (lii) Deletion; (lii)-2 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-28, Paragraphs (1), (2), (5) and (7) of the Equipment Regulations; (lii)-3 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-28, Paragraphs (1), (2), (6) and (7) of the Equipment Regulations; (liii) radio equipment which is used at a base station of time division / orthogonal frequency division multiple access system or time division, single carrier frequency division multiple access system, or at a radio station performing communications, etc. for testing for radio equipment of time division / orthogonal frequency division multiple access system or time division, single carrier frequency division multiple access system, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-29 of the Equipment Regulations; (liv) radio equipment which is used for a land mobile station (excluding those performing relay) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-29 of the Equipment Regulations; (liv)-2 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-29, paragraphs (1), (2), (5) and (7) of the Equipment Regulations; (liv)-3 radio equipment which is used at a base station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-29, paragraphs (1), (2), (6) and (7) of the Equipment Regulations; (lv) and (lvi) Deletion; (lvii) radio equipment which is used at a broadcasting station performing standard television broadcasting or high definition television broadcasting (limited to those broadcasting only by methods relaying broadcasting programs of the other stations) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 37-27-10 and 37-27-11 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 0.05 W or less; (lvii)-2 radio equipment which is used at a broadcasting station performing standard television broadcasting or high definition television broadcasting (limited to those performing radio disturbance countermeasure relay broadcasting) where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 37-27-10 through 37-27-11 of the Equipment Regulations, and whose antenna power is 0.05 W or less; (lvii)-3 radio equipment which is used at a terrestrial general broadcasting station performing area broadcasting where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 37-27-24 and 37-27-25 of the Equipment Regulations; (lviii) simplified ship automatic identification system, for which the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 45-3-4, paragraph (3); (lix) radio equipment whose antenna power, using F2B or F3E emissions of a frequency exceeding 156 MHz and 157.45 MHz or less, is 25 W or less, and which is used at a ship station (excluding the radio equipment set forth in the following item); (lx) radio equipment to be used in portable manner, whose antenna power, using F2B or F3E emissions of a frequency exceeding 156 MHz and 157.45 MHz or less, is 5 W or less, and which is used at a ship station; (lxi) radio equipment which is used at a base station performing 200 MHz band broad band mobile radio communication or at a radio station performing communications, etc. for testing 200 MHz band broad band mobile radio communication equipment, where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-30 of the Equipment Regulations; (lxii) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station performing 200 MHz band broad band mobile radio communication where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-30 of the Equipment Regulations; (lxiii) radio equipment which is used at a base station for 700 MHz band intelligent transport system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-22-2, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Equipment Regulations; (lxiv) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station for 700 MHz band intelligent transport system where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-22-2, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Equipment Regulations; (lxv) radio equipment which is used at a land mobile station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 49-31 of the Equipment Regulations; (lxvi) radio equipment which is used at a fixed station where the conditions of the radio equipment are prescribed in Article 58-2-11 of the Equipment Regulations. (2) Special Specified Radio Equipment set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (1) of the Act is as follows. (i) Specified Radio Equipment set forth in the preceding paragraph, items (vii), (xi)-3, (xi)-7 through (xi)-8-2, (xi)-11, (xi)-12, (xi)-15, (xi)-17, (xi)-19, (xi)-21, (xi)-23, (xi)-25, (xi)-26, (xxi) through (xxii), (li) and (liv); (ii) Specified Radio Equipment stored in housings same as those for the Specified Radio Equipment set forth in the preceding item, and set forth in the preceding paragraph, items (xix), (xix)-2 and (xix)-3 through (xix)-4;

Chapter II Registered Certification Body

Section 1 Technical Standards Conformity Certification

(Application for Registration) Article 3 (1) Any person who intends to obtain the registration prescribed in Article 38-2-2, Paragraph (1) of the Act must submit an application to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 1. (2) The document describing the plan for conducting the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification prescribed in Article 38-2-2, Paragraph (3) of the Act is to contain the following matters: (i) matters concerning the organization and its operation (limited to cases where the applicant is a corporation); (ii) plans for maintenance and management of the measuring instruments and other equipment (hereinafter referred to as "Measuring Instruments, etc.") used for the examination to conduct the Technical Standards Conformity Certification and plans for calibration or correction prescribed in Article 24-2, paragraph (4), item (ii) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "Calibration, etc."); (iii) the method of conducting the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (iv) matters concerning the management of books and documents relating to the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification. (3) The documents specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 38-2-2, paragraph (3) of the Act are as follows: (i) transcript of articles of incorporation and certificate of registered information (when the applicant is a person, the document in accordance with Form 2 describing the career history of the person in the past two years); (ii) documents certifying the decision made on the application for registration; (iii) the document in accordance with Form 3 describing that the applicant does not fall under any of the items in Article 24-2, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-3, paragraph (2) of the Act; (iv) documents describing that the Certification Examiner is a person who has knowledge and experience conforming to the conditions set forth in appended table 4 of the Act; (v) if the Measuring Instruments, etc. are leased, a copy of contracts relating to the lease of said Measuring Instruments, etc. or documents describing that said lease is ensured; (vi) if part of the tests relating to the characteristics test specified in appended table 1 and 3 is entrusted to other person, a copy of the documents describing the content of agreement with the trustee relating to the matters set forth in items of Article 6, paragraph (2) or documents describing plans relating to the entrustment; (vii) when the applicant is a corporation, the document in accordance with Form 2 describing the name of the Officer and the career history of the person in the past two years and documents describing that the person does not fall under any of the matters set forth in item (iii) of Article 38-3, paragraph (1) of the Act; (viii) documents describing other matters for reference.

(Renewal of Registration of Registered Certification Body) Article 4 (1) The application for renewal of registration of the person who has obtained the registration set forth in Article 38-2-2, paragraph (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "Registered Certification Body") must be made within six to three months before the expiry date of the registration. (2) The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the renewal of the registration set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(Notification of Changes in Name of Registered Certification Body) Article 5 (1) When the Registered Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in of Article 38-5, paragraph (2) of the Act, it must submit a report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 4 containing the following matters: (i) the matter to be changed; (ii) the date on which the change is to be made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change. (2) The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications is to, when the notification set forth in the preceding paragraph is submitted, change said registration.

(Examination of Technical Standards Conformity Certification) Article 6 (1) The Registered Certification Body must, upon request by a person who intends to receive a Technical Standards Conformity Certification pertaining to its registration, conduct the examination as provided for in appended table 1. (2) The Registered Certification Body must, if part of the tests relating to the characteristics test specified in appended table 1 is entrusted to other person, entrust to a person who has adequate experience and technical capability to conduct said test and agree with said trustee on the following matters to ensure proper conduct of said test: (i) the scope of the test to be entrusted and the class of the Specified Radio Equipment relating to the entrusted test; (ii) matters to confirm that the trustee conducts the test using the Measuring Instruments, etc. which are set forth in the right-hand column of appended table 3 of the Act and which have taken any of the Calibration, etc. set forth in item (ii), (a) through (d) of Article 24-2, paragraph (4) of the Act (limited to those which have not passed one year since the first day of the month immediately following the month of Calibration, etc.); (iii) matters to confirm that the test is conducted using the same method as that of the characteristics test specified in appended table 1; (iv) matters to confirm that there is no risk of obstruction to fair conduct of the test; (v) matters concerning demarcation of responsibilities and business relating to the test; (vi) matters concerning confidential information and management of information which has come into his knowledge with respect to the test; (vii) other matters necessary to ensure proper conduct of the characteristics test work. (3) The Registered Certification Body may, the Technical Standards Conformity Certification with regard to the Specified Radio Equipment that falls under any of following items, only when the Technical Standards Conformity Certification of said Specified Radio Equipment is ensured, omit part of the examination notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1): (i) Specified Radio Equipment based on a construction type for radio equipment with a conformity mark; (ii) Specified Radio Equipment on which modification work has been done for radio equipment with a conformity mark; (iii) Specified Radio Equipment to which the provisions of Article 14-2 of the Equipment Regulation is applied and of which radio equipment with a conformity mark is stored in the housing. (4) When the Registered Certification Body intends to make a report set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (2) of the Act, it must submit a report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 5 containing the following matters: (i) the name and address of the person, as well as the name of the representative if such person is a corporation, for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted; (ii) the class of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted; (iii) the model type or name of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted; (iv) the Technical Standards Conformity Certification Number; (v) the class of emission, the frequency and the antenna power; (vi) if it is the radio equipment to which Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulation is applied, that effect; (vii) the date of the Technical Standards Conformity Certification. (5) If the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (3) of the Act, the person must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 6 containing the following matters. (i) the matter that was changed; (ii) the date on which the change was made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change. (6) The period in which the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted must notify pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-6, paragraph (3) of the Act is a period of ten years counting from the date of said Technical Standards Conformity Certification. (7) The public notice set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (4) of the Act is to be made on the matters set forth in items of paragraph (4) (limited to the name of the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted with regard to the matters set forth in item (i) of said paragraph). (8) When the Registered Certification Body finds that the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted received said Technical Standards Conformity Certification by fraudulent means or that the Certification Examiner conducted the examination for Technical Standards Conformity Certification in violation of the provisions of Article 38-6, paragraph (1) or Article 38-8, paragraph (2) of the Act, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect. (9) If the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted finds that the Specified Radio Equipment which has been granted said Technical Standards Conformity Certification does not comply with the Technical Standards prescribed in Chapter III of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "Technical Standard"), it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect.

(Notice of Refusal of Technical Standards Conformity Certification) Article 7 When the Registered Certification Body refuses to make a Technical Standards Conformity Certification pertaining to its registration, it must notify the person who has requested said Technical Standards Conformity Certification of the refusal by issuing a document stating the reason(s) for such refusal.

(Mark) Article 8 (1) When affixing the mark pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-7, paragraph (1) of the Act, any of the following methods is to be used: (i) a method to attach a mark in accordance with Form 7 to an easily recognizable section of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted (a method in the case of Specified Radio Equipment on which the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications officially announces that attachment of said mark is difficult and unreasonable, to attach said mark to a section separately announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications); (ii) a method to record a mark in accordance with Form 7 by electronic or magnetic means (meaning electronic, magnetic, or any other means unrecognizable by natural perceptive function; the same applies hereinafter) to the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted, and immediately display the mark on the image surface of the Specified Radio Equipment in clear state by any specified operation. (2) When the mark is attached to the Specified Radio Equipment by the method prescribed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, attachment of the mark by electronic or magnetic means and marking method of the mark by the specific operation set forth in the same item are to be clarified by attachment of the documents describing these to said Specified Radio Equipment or other proper method.

(Removal of Mark) Article 8-2 (1) For the mark attached by the methods prescribed in the preceding Article, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 20, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 27, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 36, paragraph (1), item (i), and Article 41, paragraph (1), item (i), the method specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 38-7, paragraph (3) of the Act is as follows. (i) it is removed completely so that no sign of the mark remains; (ii) it is covered with paint that will not come off easily so that the mark cannot be identified. (2) For the mark attached by the methods prescribed in the preceding Article paragraph (1), item (ii), Article 20, paragraph (1), item (ii), Article 27 paragraph (1) item (ii), Article 36, paragraph (1), item (ii), and Article 41, paragraph (1), item (ii), the method specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 38-7, paragraph (3) of the Act is a method to erase the electronic or magnetic record recording the mark, a method to lose the marking function on the image surface of the Specified Radio Equipment to which the mark is attached, or other method not to display the mark on the image surface by the method prescribed in the preceding Article, paragraph (1), item (ii), Article 20 paragraph (1), item (ii), Article 27, paragraph (1), item (ii), Article 36, paragraph (1), item (ii) and Article 41, paragraph (1), item (ii).

(Notification of Appointment and Dismissal of Officer) Article 9 (1) When the Registered Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-9 of the Act, it must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 8 containing the following matters: (i) the name of the Officer or Certification Examiner who has been appointed or dismissed, and in the case of appointment of Certification Examiner, the name and location of the office where the person conducts the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (ii) the reason(s) for appointment or dismissal; (iii) the date on which the appointment or dismissal was made. (2) The notification set forth in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the following documents: (i) in the case of notification of appointment of Officer, a document in accordance with Form 2 describing the career history in the past two years of the person to be appointed and documents describing that the person does not fall under any of the matters set forth in item (iii) in Article 38-3, paragraph (1) of the Act; (ii) in the case of notification of appointment of a Certification Examiner, documents describing that the person has knowledge and experience conforming to any one of the conditions set forth in appended table 4 of the Act.

(Matters Prescribed by the Operating Rules) Article 10 The matters specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 38-10 of the Act are as follows: (i) the category of business pertaining to the registration; (ii) matters concerning the business hours during which the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification is conducted and holidays; (iii) matters concerning the office where the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification is conducted; (iv) matters concerning the method of conducting the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification (including matters set forth in items of Article 6, paragraph (2) and the method of publishing the conducting method; (v) if part of the tests relating to the characteristics examination is entrusted to other person, the following matters: (a) the name and address of the trustee; (b) matters concerning the method of access, etc. set forth in items of Article 6, paragraph (2); (vi) matters concerning the amount of the fee and the method of receipt of the fee; (vii) matters concerning the appointment, dismissal and assignment of a Certification Examiner; (viii) matters concerning confidential information relating to the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (ix) matters concerning the management of books and documents relating to the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (x) matters concerning method of retention and access, etc. of financial statements, etc.; (xi) other necessary matters concerning the conduct of the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification.

(Notification of Operational Rules) Article 11 (1) When the Registered Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in the first sentence of Article 38-10 of the Act, it must submit the notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 9, together with the operational rules on which the notification is based. (2) When the Registered Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in the second sentence of Article 38-10 of the Act, it must submit the notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 10, including the following matters, together with the operational rules after change: (i) the matter to be changed; (ii) the date on which the change is to be made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change.

(Method of Displaying Matters Recorded on Electronic or Magnetic Records) Article 12 (1) The method specified by ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications specified in Article 38-11, paragraph (2), item (iii) of the Act is the method that displays the matters recorded on electronic or magnetic records on paper or on an image screen of output equipment. (2) The electronic or magnetic means specified by ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications specified in Article 38-11, paragraph (2), item (iv) of the Act is a method which the Registered Certification Body specifies out of the following: (i) the method that uses electronic data-processing system in which a computer used by a sender and a computer used by a recipient are connected via telecommunications line and that transmits data via said telecommunications line and records said data in file(s) installed in the computer used by said recipient; (ii) the method that delivers the data recorded in file(s) using a device that ensures recording of certain data on magnetic disks or by other corresponding means.

(Books) Article 13 (1) The matters specified by ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 38-12 of the Act are as follows: (i) the name, address and contact address of the person who requested a Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (ii) the date of receipt of the documents with which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been requested; (iii) the class and construction type of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been requested; (iv) the model type or name and serial number of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been requested; (v) the testing method for the characteristics test that was used upon conducting the examination for the Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (vi) if the name or model type, name of the manufacturer, and serial number for each of the Measuring Instruments, etc. that were used upon conducting the examination for the Technical Standards Conformity Certification, the date of Calibration, etc. and name of the person who conducted the Calibration, etc., and the method of said Calibration, etc. fall under Article 24-2, paragraph (4), item (ii), (d) of the Act, the name or model type, name of the manufacturer, and serial number for the measuring instruments or other equipment set forth in the right-hand column of appended table 3 of the Act, which have been used for Calibration, etc. of the Measuring Instrument, etc., and the date of Calibration, etc. and name of the person who conducted the Calibration, etc.; (vii) transition (including test results for each test item in the case of the characteristics test) and results of the examination; (viii) the Technical Standards Conformity Certification Number and the date of Technical Standards Conformity Certification. (2) The books set forth in Article 38-12 of the Act must be prepared and maintained in each office conducting the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification and must be preserved for ten years from the date of recording. (3) The preservation of books prescribed in the preceding paragraph may be conducted using a recording media of electronic or magnetic records (meaning any record which is produced by electronic, magnetic, or any other means unrecognizable by natural perceptive function; the same applies hereinafter). In this case, said electronic or magnetic records must be immediately displayed using a computer or other equipment when necessary.

(Notification of Suspension or Discontinuance of Business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification) Article 14 When the Registered Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-16, paragraph (1) of the Act, it must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 11 containing the following matters: (i) the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification to be suspended or discontinued; (ii) the date on which the business in question is to be suspended or discontinued, and in the case of suspension, the period during which the business in question is to be suspended; (iii) the reason(s) for the suspension or discontinuance.

(Succession of Business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification) Article 15 In cases that fall under Article 38-18, paragraph (3) of the Act, the Registered Certification Body must conduct the following matters: (i) the succession of the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications; (ii) the succession of the books and documents relating to the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications; (iii) other matters deemed to be necessary by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

(Public Notice) Article 16 (1) The public notice set forth in Article 38-5, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Act, Article 38-16, paragraph (3) of the Act, Article 38-17, paragraph (3) of the Act, and Article 38-23, paragraph (2) of the Act is made by means of public notice in the official gazette. (2) Public notice set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (4) is made by using the Internet or other appropriate method.

Section 2 Certification of Construction Type of Specified Radio Equipment

(Examination of Construction Type Certification) Article 17 (1) The Registered Certification Body must, upon request by a person who intends to receive a Construction Type Certification pertaining to its registration, conduct the examination as provided for in appended table 3. (2) The provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the Construction Type Certification set forth in preceding paragraph. In this case, the term "appended table 1" is deemed to be replaced with "appended table 3". (3) The Registered Certification Body may, Construction Type Certification with regard to the Specified Radio Equipment that falls under any of following items, only when said Construction Type Certification is ensured, omit part of the examination notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1); (i) Specified Radio Equipment based on a construction type which was made a modification to construction type (including the method for confirming conformance with said type) of radio equipment with a conformity mark; (ii) Specified Radio Equipment to which the provisions of Article 14-2 of the Equipment Regulations are applied and the radio equipment with a conformity mark is stored in the housing. (4) When the Registered Certification Body intends to make a report set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (3) of the Act, it must submit a report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 5 containing the information in each of the following matters: (i) the name and address of the person, and the name of the representative in the case of a corporation, for whom a Construction Type Certification has been granted; (ii) the class of the Specified Radio Equipment based on a construction type for which the Construction Type Certification has been granted; (iii) the model type or name of the Specified Radio Equipment based on a construction type for which the Construction Type Certification has been granted; (iv) the Construction Type Certification Number; (v) the class of emission, the frequency and the antenna power; (vi) if it is the radio equipment to which the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulation is applied, that effect; (vii) the date of the Construction Type Certification. (5) When the certified dealer set forth in Article 38-25, paragraph (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "Certified Dealer") intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-29 of the Act, it must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 6 containing the following matters. (i) the matter that was changed; (ii) the date on which the change was made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change. (6) The period in which Certified Dealer must notify pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-6, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-29 of the Act is a period of ten years counting from the date of the last inspection of the Specified Radio Equipment based on the Certified Construction Type. (7) The public notice set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (3) of the Act is to be made on the matters set forth in items of the paragraph (4) (limited to the name of the person for whom a Construction Type Certification has been granted with regard to the matters set forth in item (i) of said paragraph). (8) When the Registered Certification Body finds that the Certified Dealer received the Construction Type Certification by fraudulent means or that the Certification Examiner conducted the examination for Construction Type Certification in violation of the provisions of Article 38-8, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (2) of the Act or said Article, paragraph (3) of the Act, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect. (9) When the Registered Certification Body finds that the radio equipment with a conformity mark of the Certified Construction Type set forth in Article 38-25, paragraph (1) of the Act does not comply with the Technical Standards, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect. (10) When the Certified Dealer finds that the Specified Radio Equipment to which said Certified Dealer attached in pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-26 of the Act does not comply with the Technical Standards, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect.

(Notice of Refusal of Construction Type Certification) Article 18 When the Registered Certification Body refuses to make a Construction Type Certification pertaining to its registration, it must notify the person who has requested said Construction Type Certification of the refusal by issuing a document stating the reason(s) for such refusal.

(Preparation of Inspection Records) Article 19 (1) The matters to be provided in the inspection records set forth in Article 38-25, paragraph (2) of the Act are as follows: (i) the Construction Type Certification Number for which the inspection was conducted; (ii) the date and location of the inspection; (iii) the name of the responsible person who conducted the inspection; (iv) the quantity of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the inspection was conducted; (v) the method of the inspection; (vi) results of the inspection. (2) The inspection records set forth in the preceding paragraph must be preserved for ten years from the date of the inspection. (3) The preservation of the inspection records prescribed in the preceding paragraph may be conducted using a recording media of electronic or magnetic records. In this case, said electronic or magnetic records must be immediately displayed using a computer or other equipment when necessary.

(Mark) Article 20 (1) When affixing the mark pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-26 of the Act, any of the following methods is to be used: (i) a method to attach a mark in accordance with Form 7 to an easily recognizable section of the Specified Radio Equipment based on a Certified Construction Type (a method in the case of Specified Radio Equipment on which the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications officially announces that attachment of said mark is difficult and unreasonable, to attach said mark to a section separately announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications); (ii) a method to record a mark in accordance with Form 7 by electronic or magnetic means to the Specified Radio Equipment based on a Certified Construction Type, and immediately displays the mark on the image surface of the Specified Radio Equipment in clear state by any specified operation. (2) When the mark is attached to the Specified Radio Equipment by the method prescribed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, attachment of the mark by electronic or magnetic means and marking method of the mark by the specific operation set forth in the same item are to be clarified by attachment of the documents describing these to said Specified Radio Equipment or other proper method.

(Application Mutatis Mutandis) Article 21 The provisions of Article 9 and Article 13 apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the Registered Certification Body conducts the Construction Type Certification and the provisions of Article 10, Article 11, Article 14 and Article 15 apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the Registered Certification Body conducts business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification and Construction Type Certification. In this case, the term "Article 38-9 of the Act" in Article 9, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38-9 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (3) of the Act"; the term "Article 38-10 of the Act" in Article 10 and Article 11 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38-10 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (3) of the Act"; the term "items of Article 6, paragraph (2)" in Article 10, item (iv) and item (v), (b) is deemed to be replaced with "items of Article 6, paragraph (2) (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (2))"; the term "Article 38-12 of the Act" in Article 13, paragraphs (1) and (2) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38-12 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (3) of the Act"; the term "the Specified Radio Equipment" in same Article, paragraph (1), items (iii) and (iv) is deemed to be replaced with "the Specified Radio Equipment based on the construction type"; the term "name and serial number" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "name"; the term "the Technical Standards Conformity Certification Number" in the same paragraph, item (viii) is deemed to be replaced with "the Construction Type Certification Number"; the term "Article 38-16, paragraph (1) of the Act" in Article 14 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38-16, paragraph (1) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (3) of the Act"; and the term "Article 38-18, paragraph (3) of the Act" in Article 15 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38-18, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (3) of the Act".

(Public Notice) Article 22 (1) The public notice set forth in Article 38-6, paragraphs (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-24, paragraph (3) of the Act, is made by using the Internet or other appropriate method. (2) The public notice set forth in Article 38-23, paragraph (2) of the Act and in Article 38-30, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-28, paragraph (2) of the Act and Article 38-29 of the Act is made by means of public notice in the official gazette.

Chapter III Approved Certification Body

Section 1 Technical Standards Conformity Certification

(Application for Approval) Article 23 (1) Any person who intends to obtain the approval prescribed in Article 38-31, paragraph (1) of the Act must submit an application to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 1; provided, however, that this does not apply to case where an application is made in accordance with a public notice made separately by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. (2) The document describing the plan for conducting the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification pursuant to Article 38-2-2, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act is to contain the following matters: (i) matters concerning the organization and its operation (limited to cases where the applicant is a corporation); (ii) plans for maintenance, management and Calibration, etc. of the Measuring Instruments, etc. used for the examination to conduct the Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (iii) the method of conducting the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (iv) matters concerning the management of books and documents relating to the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification. (3) The documents specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 38-2-2, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act are as follows: (i) transcript of the articles of incorporation and certificate of registered information or any item equivalent thereto; (when the applicant is a person, the document in accordance with Form 2 describing the career history of the person in the past two years); (ii) documents certifying the decision made on the application for approval; (iii) the document in accordance with Form 3 describing that the applicant does not fall under any of the items in Article 24-2, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act; (iv) documents describing that the Certification Examiner is a person who has knowledge and experience conforming to the conditions set forth in appended table 4 of the Act; (v) if the Measuring Instruments, etc. are leased, a copy of the contracts relating to the lease of said Measuring Instruments, etc. or documents describing that said lease is ensured; (vi) if part of the tests relating to the characteristics test specified in appended table 1 and 3 is entrusted to other person, a copy of the documents describing the content of agreement with the trustee relating to the matters set forth in items of Article 6, paragraph (2) or documents describing plans relating to the entrustment; (vii) when the applicant is a corporation, a document in accordance with Form 2 describing the name of the Officer and the career history of the person in the past two years and documents describing that the person does not fall under any of the matters set forth in item (iii) in Article 38-3, paragraph (1) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act; (viii) documents proving that the applicant is a person who conducts inspection and testing of radio equipment in foreign countries based on a radio inspection system under foreign laws and regulations which is similar to the Technical Standards Conformity Certification system (hereinafter referred to as "Foreign Inspection System"); (ix) documents providing an overview of the Foreign Inspection System; (x) documents providing an overviews of the inspection and testing business and other currently business these being conducted based on the Foreign Inspection System; (xi) documents describing other matters for reference.

(Notification of Changes in Name of Approved Certification Body) Article 24 When the Approved Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-5, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act, it must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 4 containing the following matters: (i) the matter to be changed; (ii) the date on which the change is to be made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change.

(Examination of Technical Standards Conformity Certification) Article 25 (1) The Approved Certification Body must, upon request by a person who intends to receive a Technical Standards Conformity Certification pertaining to its recognition, conduct the examination as provided for in appended table 1. (2) The Approved Certification Body must, if part of the tests relating to the characteristics test set forth in appended table 1 is entrusted to other person, entrust to a person who has adequate experience and technical capability to conduct said test and agree with said trustee on the following matters to ensure proper conduct of said test: (i) the scope of the test to be entrusted and the class of the Specified Radio Equipment relating to the entrusted test; (ii) matters to confirm that the trustee conducts the test using the Measuring Instruments, etc. which are set forth in the right-hand column of appended table 3 of the Act and which have taken any of the Calibration, etc. set forth in item (ii), (a) through (d) of Article 24-2, paragraph (4) of the Act (limited to those which have not passed one year since the first day of the month immediately following the month of Calibration, etc.); (iii) matters to confirm that the test is conducted using the same method as that of the characteristics test specified in appended table 1; (iv) matters to confirm that there is no risk of obstruction to fair conduct of the test; (v) matters concerning demarcation of responsibilities and business relating to the test; (vi) matters concerning confidential information and management of information which has come into his knowledge with respect to the test; (vii) other matters necessary to ensure proper conduct of the characteristics test work. (3) The Approved Certification Body may, the Technical Standards Conformity Certification with regard to the Specified Radio Equipment that falls under any of following items, only when the Technical Standards Conformity Certification of said Specified Radio Equipment is ensured, omit part of the examination notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1); (i) Specified Radio Equipment based on a construction type for radio equipment with a conformity mark (excluding those with mark pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-35 of the Act: hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and items of Article 33, paragraph (3).); (ii) Specified Radio Equipment on which modification work has been done for radio equipment with a conformity mark; (iii) Specified Radio Equipment to which the provisions of Article 14-2 of the Equipment Regulation is applied and of which radio equipment with a conformity mark is stored in the housing. (4) When the Approved Certification Body intends to make a report set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act, it must submit a report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 5 containing the following matters: (i) the name of the person, and the name of the representative in the case of a corporation, for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted; (ii) the class of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted; (iii) the model type or name of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted; (iv) the Technical Standards Conformity Certification Number; (v) the class of emission, the frequency and the antenna power; (vi) if it is the radio equipment to which Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulation is applied, that effect; (vii) the date of the Technical Standards Conformity Certification. (5) If the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted by the Approved Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 6 containing the following matters. (i) the matter that was changed; (ii) the date on which the change was made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change. (6) The period in which the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted by the Approved Certification Body must make notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-6, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act is a period of ten years counting from the date of the Technical Standards Conformity Certification. (7) The public notice set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act is to be made on the matters set forth in items of paragraph (4) (limited to the name of the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted with regard to the matters set forth in item (i) of said paragraph). (8) When the Approved Certification Body finds that the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted received said Technical Standards Conformity Certification by fraudulent means or that the Certification Examiner conducted the examination for Technical Standards Conformity Certification in violation of the provisions of Article 38-6, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act or Article 38-8, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect. (9) If the person for whom a Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted by the Approved Certification Body finds that the Specified Radio Equipment to which the sais Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted does not comply with the Technical Standards, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect.

(Notice of Refusal of Technical Standards Conformity Certification) Article 26 When the Approved Certification Body refuses to conduct a Technical Standards Conformity Certification pertaining to its approval, it must notify the person who has requested said Technical Standards Conformity Certification of the refusal by issuing a document stating the reason(s) for such refusal.

(Mark) Article 27 (1) When affixing the mark pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-7, paragraph (1) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act, any of the following methods is to be used: (i) a method to attach a mark in accordance with Form 7 to an easily recognizable section of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted (a method in the case of Specified Radio Equipment on which the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications public notices that attachment of said mark is difficult and unreasonable, to attach said mark to a section separately announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications); (ii) a method to record a mark in accordance with Form 7 by electronic or magnetic means to the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been granted, and immediately display the mark on the image surface of the Specified Radio Equipment in clear state by any specified operation. (2) When the mark is attached to the Specified Radio Equipment by the method prescribed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, attachment of the mark by electronic or magnetic means and marking method of the mark by the specific operation set forth in the same item are to be clarified by attachment of the documents describing these to said Specified Radio Equipment or other proper method.

(Matters Prescribed by Operating Rules) Article 28 The matters specified by ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 38-10 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act are as follows: (i) the category of business pertaining to the approval; (ii) matters concerning the office where the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification is conducted; (iii) the method of conducting the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification (including the matters set forth in items of Article 25, paragraph (2)); (iv) if part of the tests relating to the characteristics test is entrusted to other person, the following matters: (a) the name and address of the trustee; (b) matters concerning the method of access, etc. set forth in items of Article 25, paragraph (2); (v) matters concerning the appointment, dismissal and assignment of Certification Examiner; (vi) matters concerning the management of books and documents relating to the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (vii) other necessary matters concerning the conduct of the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification.

(Notification of Operating Rules) Article 29 (1) When the Approved Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in the first sentence of Article 38-10 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act, it must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 9, together with the operating rules on which the notification is based. (2) When the Approved Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in the second sentence of Article 38-10 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act, it must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 10, including the following matters, together with the operating rules after change: (i) the matter to be changed; (ii) the date on which the change is to be made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change.

(Books) Article 30 (1) The matters specified by ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set forth in Article 38-12 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act are as follows: (i) the name, address and contact address of the person who has requested a Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (ii) the date of receipt of the documents with which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been requested; (iii) the class and type of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been requested; (iv) the model type or name and serial number of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the Technical Standards Conformity Certification has been requested; (v) the testing method for the characteristics test that was used upon conducting the examination for the Technical Standards Conformity Certification; (vi) if the name or model type, name of the manufacturer, and serial number for each of the Measuring Instruments, etc. that were used upon conducting the examination for the Technical Standards Conformity Certification, the date of Calibration, etc. and name of the person who conducted the Calibration, etc., and the method of said Calibration, etc. fall under Article 24-2, paragraph (4), item (ii), (d) of the Act, the name or model type, name of the manufacturer, and serial number for the measuring instruments or other equipment set forth in the right-hand column of appended table 3 of the Act, which have been used for Calibration, etc. of the Measuring Instrument, etc., and the date of Calibration, etc. and name of the person who conducted the Calibration, etc.; (vii) transition (including test results for each test item in the case of the characteristics test) and results of the examination; (viii) the Technical Standards Conformity Certification Number and the date of Technical Standards Conformity Certification. (2) The books set forth in Article 38-12 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act must be prepared and maintained in each office conducting the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification and must be preserved for ten years from the date of recording. (3) The preservation of books under the preceding paragraph may be conducted using a recording media of electronic or magnetic records. In this case, said electronic or magnetic records must be immediately displayed using a computer or other equipment when necessary.

(Notification of Suspension and Discontinuance of Business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification) Article 31 When the Approved Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-31, paragraph (2) of the Act, it must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 11 containing the following matters: (i) the business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification that was suspended or discontinued; (ii) the date on which the business in question was suspended or discontinued, and in the case of suspension, the period during which the business in question was suspended.

(Public Notice) Article 32 (1) The public notice set forth in Article 38-31, paragraph (3) of the Act, Article 38-5, paragraphs (1) and (3) and Article 38-23, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act, and Article 38-32, paragraphs (3) of the Act is made by means of public notice in the official gazette. (2) The public notice set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act is made by means of using the Internet or the other appropriate methods.

Section 2 Certification of Construction Type of Specified Radio Equipment

(Examination for Construction Type Certification) Article 33 (1) The Approved Certification Body must, upon request for a Construction Type Certification pertaining to its approval, conduct the examination as provided for in appended table 3. (2) The provisions of Article 25, paragraph (2) applies mutatis mutandis to the Construction Type Certification set forth in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the term "appended table 1" is deemed to be replaced with "appended table 3". (3) The Approved Certification Body may, Construction Type Certification with regard to the Specified Radio Equipment that falls under any of following items, only when said Construction Type Certification is ensured, omit part of the examination notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1). (i) Specified Radio Equipment based on a construction type which was made a modification to construction type (including the method for confirming conformance with said type) of radio equipment with a conformity mark; (ii) Specified Radio Equipment to which the provisions of Article 14-2 of the Equipment Regulation are applied and the radio equipment with a conformity mark is stored in the housing. (4) When the Approved Certification Body intends to make a report set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act, it must submit a report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 5 containing the following matters: (i) the name and address of the person, and the name of the representative in the case of a corporation, for whom a Construction Type Certification has been granted; (ii) the class of the Specified Radio Equipment based on a construction type for which the Construction Type Certification has been granted; (iii) the model type or name of the Specified Radio Equipment based on a construction type for which the Construction Type Certification has been granted; (iv) the number of certification of construction type; (v) The class of emission, the frequency and the antenna power; (vi) if it is the radio equipment to which Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulation is applied, that effect; (vii) the date of the Construction Type Certification. (5) If the person for whom a Construction Type Certification has been granted by the Approved Certification Body intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act, must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 6 containing the following matters. (i) the matter that was changed; (ii) the date on which the change was made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change. (6) The period in which the person for whom a Construction Type Certification has been granted by the Approved Certification Body must notify pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-6, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act is a period of ten years counting from the date of the last inspection of the Specified Radio Equipment based on the Certified Construction Type. (7) The public notice set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act is to be made on the matters set forth in items of paragraph (4) (limited to the name of the person for whom a Construction Type Certification has been granted with regard to the matters set forth in item (i) of the same paragraph). (8) When the Approved Certification Body finds that the person for whom a Construction Type Certification has been granted received the Construction Type Certification by fraudulent means or that the Certification Examiner conducted the examination for Construction Type Certification in violation of the provisions of Article 38-24, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act or Article 38-8, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect. (9) If the person for whom a Construction Type Certification has been granted by the Approved Certification Body finds that the Specified Radio Equipment to which the Construction Type Certification has been granted does not comply with the Technical Standards pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-26 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect.

(Notice of Refusal of Construction Type Certification) Article 34 When the Approved Certification Body refuses to make a Construction Type Certification pertaining to its approval, it must notify the person who has requested said Construction Type Certification of the refusal by issuing a document stating the reason(s) for such refusal.

(Preparation of Inspection Records) Article 35 (1) The matters to be provided in the inspection records set forth in Article 38-25, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act are as follows: (i) the Construction Type Certification Number for which the inspection was conducted; (ii) the date and location of the inspection; (iii) the name of the responsible person who conducted the inspection; (iv) the quantity of the Specified Radio Equipment for which the inspection was conducted; (v) the method of the inspection; (vi) results of the inspection. (2) The inspection records set forth in the preceding paragraph must be preserved for ten years from the date of the inspection. (3) The preservation of the inspection records under the preceding Paragraph may be conducted using a recording media of electronic or magnetic records. In this case, said electronic or magnetic records must be immediately displayed using a computer or other equipment when necessary.

(Mark) Article 36 (1) When affixing the mark pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-26 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act, any of the following methods is to be used: (i) a method to attach a mark in accordance with Form 7 to an easily recognizable section of the Specified Radio Equipment based on a Certified Construction Type (a method in the case of Specified Radio Equipment on which the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications officially announces that attachment of said mark is difficult and unreasonable, to attach said mark to a section separately announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications); (ii) a method to record a mark in accordance with Form 7 by electronic or magnetic means to the Specified Radio Equipment based on a Certified Construction Type, and immediately display the mark on the image surface of the Specified Radio Equipment in clear state by any specified operation. (2) When the mark is attached to the Specified Radio Equipment by the method prescribed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, attachment of the mark by electronic or magnetic means and marking method of the mark by the specific operation set forth in the same item are to be clarified by attachment of the documents describing these to said Specified Radio Equipment or other proper method.

(Application Mutatis Mutandis) Article 37 The provisions of Article 28, Article 29 and Article 31 apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the Approved Certification Body conducts business of Technical Standards Conformity Certification and Construction Type Certification, and the provisions of Article 30 apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the Approved Certification Body conducts business of Construction Type Certification. In this case, the term "Article 38-31, paragraph (4) of the Act" in Article 28, Article 29 and Article 30, paragraphs (1) and (2) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act"; the term "items of Article 25, paragraph (2)" in Article 28, item (iii) and item (iv), (b) is deemed to be replaced with "items of Article 25, paragraph (2) (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (2))"; the term "the Specified Radio Equipment" in Article 30, paragraph (1), items (iii) and (iv) is deemed to be replaced with "the Specified Radio Equipment based on the construction type"; the term "name and serial number" in same item is deemed to be replaced with "name"; the term "the Technical Standards Conformity Certification Number" in the same paragraph, item (viii) is deemed to be replaced with "the Construction Type Certification Number"; and the term "Article 38-31, paragraph (2) of the Act" in Article 31 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38-31, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act".

(Public Notice) Article 38 (1) The public notice set forth in Article 38-23, paragraph (2) of the Act, Article 38-28, paragraph (2) of the Act, and Article 38-30, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act is made by means of public notice in the official gazette. (2) The public notice set forth in Article 38-6, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-31, paragraph (6) of the Act is made by means of using the Internet or the other appropriate methods.

Chapter IV Self-Confirmation of Technical Standards Conformity of Specified Radio Equipment

(Verification) Article 39 (1) When a manufacturer or importer intends to make the Self-Confirmation of Technical Standards Conformity set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "Self-Confirmation of Technical Standards Conformity"), it must conduct the verification as provided for in appended table 5. (2) When the manufacturer or importer intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (3) of the Act, it must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 12 containing the matters set forth in items (i) through (iv) of the same paragraph and the following matters: (i) the model type or name of the Special Specified Radio Equipment; (ii) the name and location of the factory or workplace where the Special Specified Radio Equipment is manufactured (in the case of importer, the name and address of the manufacturer of the Special Specified Radio Equipment and name and location of the factory or workplace where said Special Specified Radio Equipment is manufactured); (iii) if the name or model type, name of the manufacturer, and serial number for each of the Measuring Instruments, etc. that were used upon conducting the verification set forth in paragraph (1), the date of Calibration, etc. and name of the person who conducted the Calibration, etc., and the method of said Calibration, etc. fall under Article 24-2, paragraph (4), item (ii), (d) of the Act, the name or model type, name of the manufacturer, and serial number for the measuring instruments or other equipment set forth in the right-hand column of appended table 3 of the Act, which have been used for Calibration etc. of the Measuring Instrument, etc., and the date of Calibration, etc. and name of the person who conducted the Calibration, etc. (3) The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications is to, upon receiving a notification set forth in the preceding Paragraph, notify the person who has submitted the notification of the notification number. (4) The matters to be provided in the verification records set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (4) of the Act must be as follows: (i) the notification number; (ii) the testing method that was used upon conducting the characteristics test; (iii) matters concerning the name, kind and keeping method of testing programs, connectors or other properties that are indispensable in particular upon conducting the characteristics test; (iv) if part or the whole of the tests relating to the characteristics test is entrusted to other person, the name and address of the trustee and matters set forth in appended table 5, item (ii), 3.; (v) transition (including test results for each test item in the case of the characteristics test) and results of the verification. (5) The verification records set forth in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by photographs or drawings showing the dimensional value, layout of components, and external appearance of the Special Specified Radio Equipment pertaining to the Self-Confirmation of Technical Standards Conformity. (6) The verification records set forth in paragraph (4) must be preserved for ten years from the date of the last inspection of the verification set forth in Article 38-34, paragraph (2) of the Act. (7) The preservation of the verification records set forth in the preceding paragraph may be conducted using a recording media of electronic or magnetic records. In this case, said electronic or magnetic records must be immediately displayed using a computer or other equipment when necessary. (8) If the person who has made the notification set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (3) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "Notified Supplier") intends to make a notification set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (5) of the Act, the person must submit a notification to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in accordance with Form 13 containing the following matters: (i) the matter that was changed; (ii) the date on which the change was made; (iii) the reason(s) for the change. (9) When the Notified Supplier intends to make a notification of change pertaining to Article 38-33, paragraph (3), item (iv) of the Act, it must verify the confirmation method beforehand in accordance with appended table 5, item (iii), and prepare the verification record, and submit the verification record accompanied by whole text of the statement of the confirmation method pertaining to the Self-Confirmation of Technical Standards Conformity of after the change to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. (10) The provisions of paragraphs (4) (limited to item (i) and (v)), (6), and (7) apply mutatis mutandis to the verification records set forth in the preceding paragraph. (11) The period in which the Notified Supplier must notify pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-33, paragraph (5) of the Act is a period of ten years counting from the date of the last inspection of the Special Specified Radio Equipment based on the construction type pertaining to the notification set forth in same Article, paragraph (3). (12) The public notice set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (6) of the Act is to be made on the following matters: (i) the name of the Notified Supplier; (ii) the class of the Special Specified Radio Equipment; (iii) the model type or name of the Special Specified Radio Equipment; (iv) the notification number; (v) the class of emission, the frequency, and the antenna power; (vi) if it is the radio equipment to which Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of the Equipment Regulation is applied, that effect; (vii) the date of the notification set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (3) of the Act. (13) When the Notified Supplier finds that the Special Specified Radio Equipment which is attached a mark by said Notified Supplier pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-35 of the Act does not comply with the Technical Standards, it must immediately report to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to that effect.

(Preparation of Inspection Records) Article 40 (1) The matters to be provided in the inspection records set forth in Article 38-34 of the Act are as follows: (i) the notification number of the Special Specified Radio Equipment for which the inspection was conducted; (ii) the date and location of the inspection; (iii) the name of the responsible person who conducted the inspection; (iv) the quantity of the Special Specified Radio Equipment for which the inspection was conducted; (v) the method of the inspection; (vi) results of the inspection. (2) The inspection records set forth in the preceding paragraph must be preserved for ten years from the date of the inspection. (3) The preservation of inspection records under the preceding paragraph may be conducted using a recording media of electronic or magnetic records. In this case, said electronic or magnetic records must be immediately displayed using a computer or other equipment when necessary.

(Mark) Article 41 (1) When affixing the mark pursuant to the provisions of Article 38-35 of the Act, any of the following methods is to be used: (i) a method to attach a mark in accordance with Form 14 to an easily recognizable section of the Special Specified Radio Equipment which was conducted Self-Confirmation of Technical Standards Conformity; (ii) a method to record a mark in accordance with Form 14 by electronic or magnetic means to the Special Specified Radio Equipment which was conducted Self-Confirmation of Technical Standards Conformity, and immediately display the mark on the image surface of the Specified Radio Equipment in clear state by any specified operation. (2) When the mark is attached to the Special Specified Radio Equipment by the method prescribed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, attachment of the mark by electronic or magnetic means and marking method of the mark by the specific operation set forth in the same item are to be clarified by attachment of the documents describing these to said Special Specified Radio Equipment or other proper method.

(Public Notice) Article 42 (1) The public notice set forth in Article 38-36, paragraph (2) of the Act, Article 38-37, paragraph (2) of the Act, and Article 38-23, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-38 of the Act is made by means of public notice in the official gazette. (2) The public notice set forth in Article 38-33, paragraph (6) of the Act is made by means of using the Internet or the other appropriate methods.

Chapter V Miscellaneous Provisions

(Preparation of Documents to be Submitted to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications) Article 43 All documents to be submitted to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance (excluding a statement of the confirmation method pertaining to Self-Confirmation of Technical Standards Conformity) are to be prepared in Japanese.