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Japan Government Commitments |
Status |
| 1 |
Inform Japanese auto dealers that are members of the Japan Automobile Dealers Association in writing that they are free to sell competing motor vehicles; attach applicable sections of the Antimonopoly Act Guidelines published by the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") |
DONE |
| 2 |
Designate an appropriate government contact person to handle inquiries and provide assistance to private parties wishing to establish auto distribution arrangements; provide the names and phone numbers of the government and Japanese vehicle manufacturer contact persons to any interested requesting party |
DONE |
| 3 |
Upon request by a foreign auto manufacturer or Japanese dealer, have the government contact person affirm to a Japanese dealer that he is free to sell competing motor vehicles |
DONE |
| 4 |
Upon request by a foreign auto manufacturer or Japanese dealer, have the government contact person redistribute to a Japanese dealer the letter and JFTC attachment discussed above |
DONE |
| 5 |
Have the government contact person provide information to the JFTC where such information indicates practices that may violate the Antimonopoly Act and/or upon request by a foreign auto manufacturer or Japanese dealer, take other appropriate actions in support of the Foreign Vehicle Dealership Access Plan |
DONE |
| 6 |
Provide vehicle owner registration information to foreign vehicle manufacturers under same conditions as provided to Japanese manufacturers |
DONE |
| 7 |
Provide financial support to the Japan External Trade Organization ("JETRO") for exhibitions of foreign motor vehicles in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka and other cities in Japan |
DONE |
| 8 |
Provide financial support to JETRO for long-term exhibitions of foreign autos in public areas |
DONE |
| 9 |
Provide financial support to JETRO for test drives of foreign autos in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo and Fukuoka |
DONE |
| 10 |
Provide financial support to JETRO for seminars to Japanese dealers regarding handling of foreign autos |
DONE |
| 11 |
Provide financial incentives to promote the importation of foreign vehicles with such activities as support to the Japan Development Bank to give low interest loans for constructing and equipping inspection and product improvement facilities for foreign companies establishing sales bases in Japan |
DONE |
| 12 |
Provide financial support to the Export-Import Bank of Japan for its work in providing import financing |
DONE |
| 13 |
Provide loans to facilitate import sales from the Small Business Finance Corporation and People's Finance Corporation that provide financing needed to increase sales of imports |
DONE |
| 14 |
Support the Japanese vehicle manufacturers' activities to expand research and development, design, engineering and supplier support and outreach capabilities in foreign countries |
DONE |
| 15 |
Support the Japanese vehicle manufacturers' activities to increase auto parts supplier opportunities in Japan and in other countries where they are located, without adverse discrimination based on capital affiliation |
DONE |
| 16 |
Support the Japanese vehicle manufacturers' activities to continue to open design-in and procurement processes to foreign parts suppliers through the use of fair, competitive, transparent, non-discriminatory procedures |
DONE |
| 17 |
Provide JETRO financial support to conduct exhibits of foreign auto parts in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka and other cities |
DONE |
| 18 |
Provide JETRO financial support to facilitate design-in training by Japanese vehicle manufacturers and first-tier auto parts makers for foreign auto parts engineers |
DONE |
| 19 |
Provide JETRO financial support to sponsor auto parts conferences to facilitate and expand relationships between the Japanese auto industry and foreign auto parts suppliers |
DONE |
| 20 |
Provide JETRO financial support to assist auto parts selling missions with foreign auto parts suppliers |
DONE |
| 21 |
Provide financial support to Japan Development Bank for low interest loans for constructing and equipping inspection and product improvement facilities for foreign companies establishing sales bases in Japan |
DONE |
| 22 |
Initiate deregulation of Japan's auto parts and aftermarket |
DONE |
| 23 |
Continue to review regulations affecting the auto parts aftermarket and evaluate and respond to foreign auto manufacturer and auto parts supplier requests to improve market access in the parts aftermarket |
DONE |
| 24 |
Increase transparency of the definition of "disassembling repair" to improve understanding by Japanese consumers, repair and service businesses, and foreign and domestic auto parts suppliers regarding the legal alternatives for automotive repair and servicing at certified garages or other repair and service businesses |
DONE |
| 25 |
Upon request, MOT will inform interested persons within 30 days whether a specific parts replacement operation is or is not within the definition of disassembling repair and inform repair and service businesses and auto parts wholesalers and retailers |
DONE |
| 26 |
Conduct a review of the definition of disassembling repair to be complete by August 23, 1996 |
DONE |
| 27 |
Specify which parts replacement operations will no longer be within the definition of disassembling repair |
DONE |
| 28 |
In conducting review, give due consideration to the progress of motor vehicle technology, regulations in other countries, and requests and comments by interested parties |
DONE |
| 29 |
Set up a contact point at MOT to handle requests and complaints related to the definition of disassembling repair; establish and publish a procedure for MOT to respond to complaints within one month, in principle, and provide reasons for response |
DONE |
| 30 |
Reduce the minimum floor space required for certified garages |
DONE |
| 31 |
Reduce the number of tools and equipment required for certified and designated garages |
DONE |
| 32 |
Reduce the number of government-qualified mechanics required for certified and designated garages from two to one, and from three to two respectively |
DONE |
| 33 |
Allow certified garages without inspection facilities to be designated as "special designated garages" that can perform repairs for shaken inspections and perform inspections at the inspection site of another designated garage |
DONE |
| 34 |
Provide the option of a repair or service facility to be certified to perform disassembling repair |
DONE |
| 35 |
Approve specialized certification for any combination of repair or service operations within the definition of disassembling repairs,provided the applicant meets appropriate requirements |
DONE |
| 36 |
Limit the number of government-qualified mechanics required at specialized service and repair facilities to one |
DONE |
| 37 |
Limit the minimum amount of floor space required at specialized service and repair facilities to the minimum amount directly required to conduct the disassembling repair that he facilities are certified to conduct |
DONE |
| 38 |
Limit the tools and equipment required at specialized service and repair facilities to those directly required to conduct the disassembling repair that the facilities are certified to conduct |
DONE |
| 39 |
Do not require specialized service and repair
facilities to have MOT inspections of their
certified repair work |
DONE |
| 40 |
Deregulate MOT requirements for modification
inspections |
DONE |
| 41 |
Eliminate requirements to submit the vehicle
to modification inspection by the MOT Land
Transport Office for minor modifications of a
vehicle's structure or configuration |
DONE |
| 42 |
Eliminate requirements to present the vehicle
certificate of inspection to the MOT Land
Transport Office for minor modifications of a
vehicle's structure or configuration |
DONE |
| 43 |
Eliminate requirements to pay the weight tax
for minor modifications of a vehicle's structure
or configuration |
DONE |
| 44 |
Apply the same standards for passing a
regular shaken inspection to motor vehicles that
have undergone a "minor" modification
and those that have not undergone a
"minor" modification |
DONE |
| 45 |
Set up an MOT contact point to handle
requests and complaints with regard to
modification inspection and alteration of the
information on the motor vehicle inspection
certificate; establish and publish a procedure
for MOT to respond to complaints within one
month, in principle, and provide reasons for
response |
DONE |
| 46 |
Implement a campaign to notify repair and
service facility owners, mechanics, consumers,
and MOT Land Transport Office of the regulatory
changes described above, emphasizing that
inspections are not to discriminate against
vehicles equipped with foreign or
"non-genuine" parts |
DONE |
| 47 |
Issue guidance encouraging the Japan
Automotive Parts Association to endorse foreign
auto parts as "superior parts" based on
the same criteria and evidence that is applied to
Japanese auto parts |
DONE |
| 48 |
Send MITI memo through business associations
providing guidance to auto parts distributors
that distributors refrain from any form of
discrimination when handling foreign-made parts |
DONE |
| 49 |
Send MITI memo through business associations
providing guidance to auto parts distributors
that distributors indicate options available to
repair businesses and customers and that they
provide customers with opportunities to choose
foreign parts |
DONE |
| 50 |
Support the establishment of contact points
by auto parts distributors, auto parts sales
companies and joint sales companies or related
vehicle manufacturers to facilitate contacts
between foreign auto parts suppliers and
companies considering opportunities in Japan |
DONE |
| 51 |
Support the creation of a database and
information network with information such as data
matching motor vehicle types with compatible
foreign replacement parts and technical data for
use by repair garages; until database is
completed, support foreign auto parts suppliers
in providing information about their products to
consumers |
DONE |
| 52 |
Work to achieve further international
harmonization of automotive standards |
DONE |
| 53 |
Conclude consultations with the United States
on standards and certification issues within nine
months of August 23, 1995 |
DONE |
| 54 |
Continue to facilitate importation of foreign
vehicles by dispatching officials to dealer sites
to conduct inspection of autos imported under the
Preferential Handling Procedure and to meet
foreign vehicle manufacturer requests |
DONE |
| 55 |
Consider allowing foreign vehicle
manufacturers to obtain Japanese Type Designation
Approval in their home countries by utilizing
home country testing facilities or by stationing
an official at Japanese Embassy or Consulate
General to conduct the tests |
DONE |
| 56 |
Affirm commitment to prevent and eliminate
anticompetitive practices in all industries
including automotive sector |
DONE |
| 57 |
Support voluntary efforts of Japanese firms
to develop and implement internal Antimonopoly
Act compliance programs and provide advice when
requested by such firms |
DONE |
| 58 |
Recognize that the Antimonopoly Act
Guidelines Concerning Distribution Systems and
Business Practices are applicable to all
industries including the automotive industry |
DONE |
| 59 |
JFTC to affirm commitment to effectively
enforce and strictly apply the Antimonopoly Act
in accordance with relevant guidelines to address
anticompetitive practices in all industries
including the automotive sector |
DONE |
| 60 |
JFTC to recognize the serious efforts of the
relevant companies to address practices
highlighted in the JFTC survey of its passenger
car industry and will observe that the practices
continue to be addressed by such companies |
DONE |
| 61 |
JFTC will review reports or information
regarding suspected violations of the
Antimonopoly Act promptly and take appropriate
steps to address such suspected violations
depending on the content and reliability of the
information |
DONE |
| 62 |
JFTC is to perform its duties independently
as required under Article 28 of the Antimonopoly
Act |
DONE |
| 63 |
Provide number and value of new foreign
vehicles sold in Japan for annual reviews of the
Automotive Agreement |
DONE |
| 64 |
Provide number and value of new foreign
vehicles sold in Japan by country of export for
annual reviews of the Automotive Agreement |
DONE |
| 65 |
Provide the number of new foreign vehicles
sold in Japan by manufacturer for annual reviews
of the Automotive Agreement |
DONE |
| 66 |
Provide the number of new foreign vehicles
sold through direct franchise agreements with
Japanese dealers for annual reviews of the
Automotive Agreement |
DONE |
| 67 |
Provide the number of new vehicles exported
to Japan from Japanese transplants for annual
reviews of the Automotive Agreement |
DONE |
| 68 |
Provide the official import statistics for
auto parts for annual reviews of the Automotive
Agreement |
DONE |
| 69 |
Hold annual consultations with the U.S.
Government on the Automotive Agreement until the
end of 2000, when both governments will decide
whether to continue the consultations |
DONE |
