Related Laws : Building Standards Law

662	Reduction of burdens related to screening, procedure, and JIS or JAS inspection of imported building materials
571	Relaxing of strength standards for paired glass for use in construction
542	Early acceptance of J-grade lumber as equivalent to JAS building materials
465	Review of technical standards for electric dishwashers
440	Regarding chemical anchor (material to anchor construction resins), 1. Efforts to make to ensure that the standards drawn up by the Nippon Concrete Anchor Association (NCAA) are in conformity with international standards. 2. Improvements of Japan Railways procurement standards.
393	Regarding the participation of foreign firms in the system for steel structure approval, 1. Acceptance of application for approval under the designation system for steel structure fabrication works. 2. Acceptance of foreign qualification and easing of the regulations in the approval standards of the system.
384	With regard to using permits for water-saving toilet stools that use compressed air: 1. Use permit for water-saving toilet stools (using less than 2 liters of water) with the wastewater going to the sewage 2. Easing installation requirements for the Japanese-style stool that uses a plastic bowl to the same level of requirements for Japanese stools 3. Use permit in the case brass-used valves cause no malfunction
252	In authorizing the flexible heat insulation duct as an incombustible material, revision of test methods and the acceptance of the test results from foreign inspection organization.
231	Concerning wall coverings relaxation of the fire prevention performance test standards to make possible their sale to hotels, etc.
222	Simplification of the procedures for approval of building log home (houses constructed by logs)
195	Simplification and expediting of the procedures for approval of building kit houses.
191	Concerning the regulation of the buildings used for automobile service factories, relaxation of the regulation in the residential areas along routes and commercial and adjacent commercial areas.
152	Approval of the construction of log home (house constructed by log) not permitted by the Japanese building Standard.