Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 152 | Classification | MOC-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Acceptance | June 5, 1984 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Ministry of International Trade and Industry (JETRO) |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Construction | Related Laws | Building Standards Law |
| Complainant | US firm | Exporting Countries | USA |
| Subject | Approval of the construction of log home (house constructed by log) not permitted by the Japanese building Standard. | ||
| Details of Measures | It was explained to the complainant that since a log-structured house has a special structure as compared with that of the houses commonly constructed by Japanese carpenters, it dose not comply with the building standards in our country, but that we have the system where the Construction Minister can approve such a house which does not comply with the Japanese building standards, if its safety is confirmed by the structural calculations and experiments, and that there are many such house in our country. | ||
| Classification of Processing | Ca | Directions | I-a |
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