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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/282 Japan 2023 General environmental protection Non-monetary support Agriculture
General Services: Research: Research, including…
General Services: Research: Research, including general research, research in connection with environmental programmes, and research programmes relating to particular products.
Environment related objective
To promote research in environmental programmes
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General Services: Research: Research, including general research, research in connection with environmental programmes, and research programmes relating to particular products.
Environmental programmes
Type of measure
Support for research services
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
71.9 billion JPY
 Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2021/2022.
Keywords
Environment
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/282 Japan 2023 General environmental protection Non-monetary support Agriculture
General Services: Infrastructural services:…
General Services: Infrastructural services: Infrastructural services, including electricity reticulation, roads and other means of transport, market and port facilities, water supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, and infrastructural works associated with environmental programmes.
Environment related objective
To support infrastructural works associated with environmental programmes
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General Services: Infrastructural services: Infrastructural services, including electricity reticulation, roads and other means of transport, market and port facilities, water supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, and infrastructural works associated with environmental programmes.
Infrastructural services associated with environmental programmes
Type of measure
Support for infrastructural services
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
753.7 billion JPY
 Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2021/2022
Keywords
Environment
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/282 Japan 2023 Sustainable agriculture management Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Payments for conversion…
Environmental programmes: Payments for conversion from rice production: payments for maintaining paddy fields in environmentally good condition through growing any plants other than rice or other appropriate managements.
Environment related objective
To support maintenance of paddy fields in environmentally good condition
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Payments for conversion from rice production: payments for maintaining paddy fields in environmentally good condition through growing any plants other than rice or other appropriate managements.
Conversion from rice production
Type of measure
Environmental programme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
370.0 billion JPY
 Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2021/2022
Keywords
Environment
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/282 Japan 2023 Sustainable agriculture management Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Support programme for…
Environmental programmes: Support programme for reduction of environmental burden due to dairy farming: payments to dairy farmers who practice appropriate management to tackle environmental problems.
Environment related objective
To provide payments to dairy farmers who practice appropriate management to tackle environmental problems.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Support programme for reduction of environmental burden due to dairy farming: payments to dairy farmers who practice appropriate management to tackle environmental problems.
Dairy farmers
Type of measure
Environmental programme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
6.0 billion JPY
 Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2021/2022
Keywords
Environment
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/282 Japan 2023
Sustainable agriculture management, Water…
Sustainable agriculture management, Water management and conservation
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Measures to conserve…
Environmental programmes: Measures to conserve and improve land, water, and the environment: assistance to community-collaborative activities.
Environment related objective
To conserve and improve land, water, and the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Measures to conserve and improve land, water, and the environment: assistance to community-collaborative activities.
Community-collaborative activities
Type of measure
Environmental programme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
49.4 billion JPY
 Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2021/2022
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/282 Japan 2023
Environmental protection from pests and diseases,…
Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Soil management and conservation
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Support programme for…
Environmental programmes: Support programme for rural areas' environment-friendly efforts in such as seeking a proper crop rotation balance and introducing pest-resistant varieties for soil conservation.
Environment related objective
To support environment- friendly efforts and introducing pest- resistant varieties for soil conservation
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Support programme for rural areas' environment-friendly efforts in such as seeking a proper crop rotation balance and introducing pest-resistant varieties for soil conservation.
Rural areas
Type of measure
Environmental programme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
3.8 billion JPY
 Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2021/2022
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Soil
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6

 		Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Export licences Chemicals
5. Non-automatic licence for exports of…
5. Non-automatic licence for exports of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by restricting substances that deplete the ozone layer. Article XX(b)of the GATT; Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5. Non-automatic licence for exports of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Product description of Substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, and E of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. HS code represent a chapter.
Type of measure
NAL - X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
27
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period : 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 October 2022
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Waste
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Export licences Other
7. Non-automatic license for exports of Hazardous…
7. Non-automatic license for exports of Hazardous Wastes
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment and of Human Health & Safety by requiring Non-automatic license for exports of Hazardous Wastes. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
7. Non-automatic license for exports of Hazardous Wastes
Product description of
(i) Specified hazardous wastes prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Control of Import, Export, etc. of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes (Act No. 108 of 1992)N
(ii) Wastes prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Waste Management and Public Cleaning Act (excluding those listed in (i) above).
Type of measure
NAL - X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 October 2022
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Waste
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Export licences Chemicals
8. Non-automatic license for exports of Hazardous…
8. Non-automatic license for exports of Hazardous Chemicals and pesticides
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment and of Human Health & Safety by requiring Non-automatic licence for exports of Hazardous Chemicals and pesticides. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in international trade.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8. Non-automatic license for exports of Hazardous Chemicals and pesticides
Product descriptions of
(i) Chemical substances listed in the upper column of Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
(ii) Chemical substances listed below and contained in the agricultural chemicals prescribed in Article 1-2, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Chemicals Control Act (Act No. 82 of 1948); however, limited to those determined and publicly notified by the Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry:
(1) Agricultural chemicals for which the registration application was denied under Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Agricultural Chemicals Control Act for the reason that they are subject to any of the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), item (iii) to item (vii) of the Act;
Various HS codes, including HS CH 29
Type of measure
NAL - X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
29
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 October 2022
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6 Japan 2023
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Export licences Other
9. Non-automatic license for exports of…
9. Non-automatic license for exports of endangered species of wild fauna and flora
Environment related objective
To protect biodiversity and the environment by requiring Non-automatic license for exports of endangered species of wild fauna and flora. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
9. Non-automatic license for exports of endangered species of wild fauna and flora
Products descriptions of animals or plants that belong to the species listed in Appendices I or II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or parts, eggs, seeds, specimens, processed products, or other derivatives of such animals or plants . Various HS codes(...); Individuals (prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (2), item (iii) of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Act No. 75 of 1992)), organs, and processed products of the endangered species of wild flora and fauna(...)
Type of measure
NAL - X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 October 2022
Keywords
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife