Provisional Translation

OTO No. 195 Classification MOC-6
Date of Acceptance April 3, 1985 Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint Economic Planning Agency
Responsible Ministries Ministry of Construction Related Laws Building Standards Law
Complainant Domestic firm Exporting Countries Sweden
Subject Simplification and expediting of the procedures for approval of building kit houses.
Details of Measures Explanation was made as follows: Concerning those having sufficient construction records in the past among log house constructing methods (the method to construct walls by piling up logs), the design standards will be established and the sellers will examine whether these methods comply with the design standards on their own responsibility.
Although those which do not comply with the design standards are subject to earthquake-proof inspection, the approval procedure will be simplified and expedited by omitting or simplifying the structural experiments.
Classification of Processing A Directions II-a
Remarks Improvement measures were taken on June 1, 1986.

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