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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
Environment related objective
To contribute to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources. Article XX(g) of the GATT; Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2. Import Approval on Marine Products
1.2 2 (8) in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/17: Southern bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Southern bluefin tuna).
Type of measure
NAL Non-automatic licensing
ICS - HS Code
03.02
03.04
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 October 2022
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
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.
Environment related objective
To contribute to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources. Article XX(g) of the GATT, Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2. Import Approval on Marine Products.
1.2 2 (6) in G/LIC/N/3/JPN/17: Salmon and (salmon) trout and their preparations HS codes Nos.
Type of measure
NAL Non-automatic licensing
ICS - HS Code
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
16.04
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 October 2022
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import quotas Fisheries
1.1 Marine products - Import Approval Items: The…
1.1 Marine products - Import Approval Items: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4. (...)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating the import of marine animals and preparations, specifically whales, under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1 Marine products - Import Approval Items: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4. (...)
Marine animals, fish, crustaceans, other aquatics, seaweeds, whales, salmon and (salmon) trout), bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean), and all of their products
Type of measure
Import quotas
 ICS - HS Code
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.07
03.09
12.12
20.01
20.08
21.03
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Endangered
Fish
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 2023
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import licences Fisheries
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating the import of marine animals and preparations, specifically whales, under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1 Marine products - Import Approval Items: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4. (...)
Marine animals, fish, crustaceans, other aquatics, seaweeds, whales, salmon and (salmon) trout), bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean), and all of their products
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.07
03.09
12.12
20.01
20.08
21.03
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2023
Keywords
Endangered
Fish
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023 Sustainable fisheries management Import licences, Other environmental requirements Fisheries
1.2 Import Approval Items:The objective of…
1.2 Import Approval Items:The objective of measures described in 2.(1)-(4) is to ensure that the fish products caught by foreign fishermen and imported to Japan do not adversely affect fishing activities by Japanese fishermen.
The objective of measures described in 2.(5) is to comply with the obligations under the CITES.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment on imports of fisheries products under CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2 Import Approval Items:The objective of measures described in 2.(1)-(4) is to ensure that the fish products caught by foreign fishermen and imported to Japan do not adversely affect fishing activities by Japanese fishermen.
The objective of measures described in 2.(5) is to comply with the obligations under the CITES.
Fish
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
01.06
02.08
02.10
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.06
03.07
03.09
05.04
05.06
05.07
05.08
05.11
12.12
15.04
15.06
15.21
16.01
16.02
16.04
16.05
20.01
20.08
21.03
21.06
23.01
23.09
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Fish
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023 Sustainable fisheries management Import licences, Other environmental requirements Fisheries
1.3 Catch Documentation Scheme: Enforcement…
1.3 Catch Documentation Scheme: Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing constitutes one of the most serious threats to the sustainable use of fishery resources. In response to risks caused by IUU fishing, the international community has been making a wide array of efforts to prevent IUU fishery products from entering the markets, including introduction of the catch certification/documentation in accordance with the relevant international agreed documents (...) in order to fulfil Japan's responsibility as one of the world's largest importers of fishery products, Japan will introduce a Japan's catch documentation scheme based on "Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants" to prevent the import of IUU catches into Japan, aiming at contributing to global efforts to eliminate IUU fishing. (...)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by introducing a catch documentation scheme to prevent the import of IUU catches
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.3 Catch Documentation Scheme: Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing constitutes one of the most serious threats to the sustainable use of fishery resources. In response to risks caused by IUU fishing, the international community has been making a wide array of efforts to prevent IUU fishery products from entering the markets, including introduction of the catch certification/documentation in accordance with the relevant international agreed documents (...) in order to fulfil Japan's responsibility as one of the world's largest importers of fishery products, Japan will introduce a Japan's catch documentation scheme based on "Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants" to prevent the import of IUU catches into Japan, aiming at contributing to global efforts to eliminate IUU fishing. (...)
Squid and cuttle fish, Pacific saury (Cololabis spp.), Mackerel (Scomber spp.), Sardine (Sardinops spp.)
Type of measure
Catch documentation scheme
 ICS - HS Code
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.07
16.04
16.05
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Fish
Sustainable
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other
7. Wild Animals and Plants: The METI shall…
7. Wild Animals and Plants: The METI shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4.
Environment related objective
To comply with obligations under the CITES.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
7. Wild Animals and Plants: The METI shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4.
Approvals are required for: (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 Annex III of the CITES, plus their parts and derivatives.
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals, Other
8.1 Substances which deplete the ozone layer,…
8.1 Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, chemical weapons goods - Import Quota Items. Substances listed in: Annex A, Group I, II; Annex B; Annex C, Group I, II, III, Annex E (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances and those used for laboratory and analytical purpose) of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating ozone depleting substances, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, and chemical weapons goods under the Montreal Protocol and Basel Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8.1 Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, chemical weapons goods - Import Quota Items. Substances listed in: Annex A, Group I, II; Annex B; Annex C, Group I, II, III, Annex E (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances and those used for laboratory and analytical purpose) of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Ozone depleting substances, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, and chemical weapons goods
Type of measure
Import licenses; Import quotas
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences Chemicals
8.2 Approvals are required for: (1) Controlled…
8.2 Approvals are required for: (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. The approval system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. It exists to perform the functions of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the Basel Convention on the Control of Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Waste Disposal and the Public Cleansing Law, the Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the Regulation of Specific Chemicals.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by waste management; Protection of endangered species;Ozone layer protection; MEA implementation (Montreal Protocol; Basel Convention).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8.2 Approvals are required for: (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. The approval system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. It exists to perform the functions of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the Basel Convention on the Control of Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Waste Disposal and the Public Cleansing Law, the Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the Regulation of Specific Chemicals.
Certain waste materials; ozone depleting substances; hazardous substances
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures 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. Mercury and Mercury-added products: The…
17. Mercury and Mercury-added products: The Mercury and mercury-added products subject to import approval cannot be imported without a certificate of import approval. An importer must apply for import approval in advance of importation, taking into consideration approximately one week of processing time for mercury (in addition to the period for obtaining written consent from the exporting country) and 40 days for mercury-added products.
Environment related objective
To perform the necessary functions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
17. Mercury and Mercury-added products: The Mercury and mercury-added products subject to import approval cannot be imported without a certificate of import approval. An importer must apply for import approval in advance of importation, taking into consideration approximately one week of processing time for mercury (in addition to the period for obtaining written consent from the exporting country) and 40 days for mercury-added products.
Mercury (includes mixtures of mercury with other substances (including alloys of mercury), with a mercury concentration of at least 95 per cent by weight) and Mercury-added products listed in Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
2805.40
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs