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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
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6 Japan 2023 Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem Export licences Other
11. Restriction of exports of wildlife (birds and…
11. Restriction of exports of wildlife (birds and mammals (including their processed goods) and eggs of birds).
Environment related objective
To protect biodiversity and the environment by restricting exports of wildlife birds and mammals (including their processed goods) and eggs of birds. Article XX(b) of the GATT.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
11. Restriction of exports of wildlife (birds and mammals (including their processed goods) and eggs of birds).
Birds:24 species (e.g. Mandarin Duck(Aix galericulata)); Mammals: 10 species (e.g. Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)); Processed goods; stuffed, specimen, feather goods, fur, fur goods; Eggs of bird; Eggs of each species of wildlife. HS code includes CH 96.
Type of measure
NAL - X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
1
4
41
42
43
5
67
96
97
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 October 2022
Keywords
Wildlife
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
25. Non-automatic licence for exports of mercury …
25. Non-automatic licence for exports of mercury
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment and of Human Health & Safety by requiring Non-automatic licence for exports of mercury. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Minamata Convention on Mercury
Measure description Coverage of the measure
25. Non-automatic licence for exports of mercury
(a)Mercury (includes mixtures of mercury with other substances (including alloys of mercury), with a mercury concentration of at least 95 per cent by weight); (b)Mercury-added products listed Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Type of measure
NAL - X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
2805.40
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
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Chemical, toxic and…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling, Plant protection
 Export licences Other 10. Non-automatic licence for exports of others
Environment related objective
To protect environment by restricting the export under Article XX(b); XX(g) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
10. Non-automatic licence for exports of others
Products descriptions of Diamond (limited to those specified by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in public notice);Blood products prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securing a Stable Supply of Safe Blood Products (Act No. 160 of 1956);Nuclear source materials and nuclear fuel materials (..); Waste determined and publicly notified (...); Waste determined and publicly notified;Radioactive isotopes prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act concerning Prevention from Radiation Hazards due to Radioisotopes (...); Mycelia of lentinus edodes; Eels (fry for fish culture); 15-21of the attachment to this notification
Type of measure
NAL-X: Non-automatic license on exports
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012 2014): 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 October 2022
Keywords
Endangered
Fish
Hazardous
Ozone
Wildlife
Waste
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6;G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21

 		Japan 2023
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable…
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import quotas Fisheries 1.1 Import Quota on Marine Products
Environment related objective
To contribute to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources. Article XX(g) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1 Import Quota on Marine Products
1.1 2 in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21: Herring, Cod, Yellowtail, Mackerel, Sardine, Horse mackerel, Saury, roes of Cod and Niboshi (small boiled and dried fish for seasoning), live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine Flours and meals of Herring, Cod, Yellowtail, Mackerel, Sardine, Horse mackerel and Saury, Scallops, adductors of shellfish, cuttlefish and squid (excluding "Mongo-ika") Flours of Scallops, adductors of shellfish, cuttlefish and squid (excluding "Mongo-ika"), Edible seaweeds and its food preparations
Type of measure
Global quota
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entered into force on 6 June 2003
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
Natural resources
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6;G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable…
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import licences Fisheries 1.2 Import Approval on Marine products
Environment related objective
To contribute to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources. Article XX(g) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2 Import Approval on Marine products
1.2 2 (1) – (4) in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21:Marine animals and their preparations, Fish, crustaceans, other aquatics and their preparations, Products of animal origin (marine animals, fish, crustaceans and mollusc), Seaweeds and their preparations,
Type of measure
NAL Non-automatic licensing
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entered into force on 6 June 2003
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
Natural resources
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6;G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import licences Fisheries
1.2 Import Approval on Marine Products: Bluefin…
1.2 Import Approval on Marine Products: Bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean)
Environment related objective
To contribute to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources. Article XX(g) of the GATT; International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2 Import Approval on Marine Products: Bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean)
1.2 2 (7) in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21:Bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean)
Type of measure
NAL Non-automatic licensing
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entered into force on 6 June 2003
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6;G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Animal protection, Plant protection, Biodiversity…
Animal protection, Plant protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem
 Import licences Other 7. Import Approval on Wild Animals and Plants
Environment related objective
To protect biodiversity and the environment under Article XX(b) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
7. Import Approval on Wild Animals and Plants
7.2 in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21:(1) Animals and plants included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (hereinafter referred to as "CITES"), plus their parts and derivatives. (2) Animals and plants belonging to species listed in Appendix II of the CITES, plus their parts and derivatives (for plants, only those parts and derivatives specified in Appendix II) . (3) Animals and plants belonging to species listed in Appendix III of the CITES, plus their parts and derivatives.
Type of measure
NAL Non-automatic licensing
ICS - HS Code
1
4
41
42
43
5
6
67
96
97
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entered into force on 6 June 2003
Keywords
Wildlife
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6;G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Ozone layer protection, Waste management and recycling, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import quotas Other
8.1. Import Quota on Substances which deplete the…
8.1. Import Quota on Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, waste chemical weapons goods
Environment related objective
To protect human, animal or plant life or health. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8.1. Import Quota on Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, waste chemical weapons goods
8.1 2 in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21;(1) Controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, Group I, Group II, Group III, D, E, and F of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer coming from non-members of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.(2) Specified hazardous wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes. (3) Wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (except for wastes produced from ship or aircraft navigation in Article 4.2 and for a person who enters Japan carrying wastes) . (4) Specified products in item 3 of Section 2 of the Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Regulation.(5) The chemical substances specified in item 5 of Section 2 of the Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Regulation.
Type of measure
GQ Global quota
ICS - HS Code
27
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entered into force on 6 June 2003
Keywords
Hazardous
Ozone
Waste
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6;G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Ozone layer protection, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Chemicals, Other
8.2 Import Approval on Substances which deplete…
8.2 Import Approval on Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, waste chemical weapons goods
Environment related objective
To protect human, animal or plant life or health. Article XX(b) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8.2 Import Approval on Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, waste chemical weapons goods
8.2 2 in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21Controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, Group I, Group II, Group III, D, E of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer coming from non-members of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. (2) Specified hazardous wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes. (3) Wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (4) Specified products in item 3 of Section 2 of the Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Regulation. (5) The chemical substances specified in item 5 of Section 2 of the Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Regulation.
Type of measure
NAL Non-automatic licensing
ICS - HS Code
27
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entered into force on 6 June 2003
Keywords
Hazardous
Ozone
Waste
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/6;G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Chemicals
17. Import Approval on Mercury with a mercury…
17. Import Approval on Mercury with a mercury concentration of at least 95 percent by weight and Mercury-added products listed in Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Environment related objective
To protect human, animal or plant life or health. Article XX(b) of the GATT; Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
17. Import Approval on Mercury with a mercury concentration of at least 95 percent by weight and Mercury-added products listed in Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
17.2 in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21: (a) Mercury with a mercury concentration of at least 95 per cent by weight
Type of measure
NAL Non-automatic licensing
ICS - HS Code
2805.40
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entered into force on 6 June 2003
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs