JASIC is pleased to announce that the Year 2004 Edition of the Automobile Type Approval Handbook for Japanese Certification (the "Blue Book") is scheduled to be finally published on September 10, 2004, and would appreciate your consideration for purchase. This latest edition includes new additions and/or revisions of ECE Regulations adopted in 2003, the Safety Regulations and related regulations such as announcements for specifying the rules of the Safety Regulations and test methods for new vehicles (TRIAS). The Handbook will be mailed out as soon as it is published to those who have already placed a purchase order. If you wish to order the Handbook now, please click here.