Provisional Translation

OTO No. 222 Classification MOC-7
Date of Acceptance November 7, 1985 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 Simplification of the procedures for approval of building log home (houses constructed by logs)
Details of Measures Reply was made that concerning those having sufficient construction records in the past among log house-constructing methods, 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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