The Housing Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the Cabinet had decided on a partial revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Building Standards Act. This adds a type category covering conformity with provisions related to structural load-bearing capacity to the scope of type approval, with the revision taking effect on 1 November.
On 11 September, the Housing Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the Cabinet had decided on a revision to the relevant order to streamline the type-compliance certification system, with the aim of promoting housing supply and the introduction of new equipment while ensuring building safety.
The revision newly adds, to the scope of type approval streamlining, a type category concerning conformity with provisions related to the structural load-bearing capacity of buildings. The revision will take effect on 1 November.