Recent revision of Japanese Technical Standard for Port and Harbor Facilities based on a performance based design concept

Since 1995 (the year in which the WTO/TBT agreement came into effect.), the Japanese government has adopted a policy of deregulation with regard to a variety of laws and rules related to economic activities and trade. In March 1998, the Three-Year Program for Promoting Deregulation was determined as a result of a cabinet decision, and the following tasks were delineated:

1 All economic regulations should be eliminated in principle, and social regulations should be minimized.