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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/17 Japan 2018
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other
7. Wild animals - The METI shall designate and…
7. Wild animals - 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 - 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.
(1) Animals (excluding sperm whale, beaked whale, mink whale, sei whale, bryde's whale and fin whale) 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 Annex II of the CITES (except for whales and their preparations, and also except for oceanic whitetip shark, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, basking shark, white shark, porbeagle, whale shark and sea horse), plus their parts and derivatives (for plants, only those parts and derivatives specified in Annex 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
Keywords
MEAs
Endangered
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/17 Japan 2018
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals
5. SUBSTANCES WHICH DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER,…
5. SUBSTANCES WHICH DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER, SPECIFIED HAZARDOUS WASTES, WASTE CHEMICAL WEAPONS GOODS - 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 protect the ozone layer and comply with the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5. SUBSTANCES WHICH DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER, SPECIFIED HAZARDOUS WASTES, WASTE CHEMICAL WEAPONS GOODS - 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.
Substances listed in: Annex A, Group I (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); Annex A, Group II (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, and those used as raw materials for producing other substances); Annex B (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); Annex C, Group I (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer and those used as raw materials for producing other substances); Annex C, Group II (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); Annex C, Group III (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 ); Annex E (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances, those used for laboratory and analytical purpose and those used for the quarantine of the export or import of cargo) of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Type of measure
Import licences and import quotas
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Ozone
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/17 Japan 2018
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Chemicals
18　MERCURY - The METI shall designate and…
18　MERCURY - 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 implement the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Measure description Coverage of the measure
18　MERCURY - 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.
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
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Regional Trade Agreements S/C/N/920 ; WT/REG395/N/1
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile,…
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Viet Nam
 2018 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
The CPTPP establishes a free trade area for trade…
The CPTPP establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, textiles and apparel goods, customs administration and trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, investment, cross-border trade in services, financial services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, government procurement, competition policy, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies, intellectual property, labour, environment, cooperation and capacity building, competitiveness and business facilitation, development, small and medium sized enterprises, regulatory coherence, transparency and anti-corruption, administrative and institutional provisions, and dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Commission to oversee its implementation.
Environment related objective
To include provisions on environmental issues
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The CPTPP establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, textiles and apparel goods, customs administration and trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, investment, cross-border trade in services, financial services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, government procurement, competition policy, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies, intellectual property, labour, environment, cooperation and capacity building, competitiveness and business facilitation, development, small and medium sized enterprises, regulatory coherence, transparency and anti-corruption, administrative and institutional provisions, and dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Commission to oversee its implementation.
Government
Type of measure
Environmental provisions in trade agreements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
30 December 2018 for Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and 14 January 2019 for Viet Nam.

For the rest of the Parties, entry into force would be in accordance with Article 3 (Entry into Force), paragraph 2, of the CPTPP.
Keywords
Environment
Regional Trade Agreements WT/REG277/N/3
Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia,…
Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
 2018 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
The Agreement encompasses trade in goods, as well…
The Agreement encompasses trade in goods, as well as elements in investment and trade in services. It also covers economic cooperation in the following fields: trade-related procedures, business environment , intellectual property, energy , information and communications technology, human resource development, small and medium enterprises, tourism and hospitality, transportation and logistics, agriculture, fisheries and forestry , environment , competition policy, and other fields as may be mutually agreed upon among the Parties.
Environment related objective
To include provisions on environmental issues
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Agreement encompasses trade in goods, as well as elements in investment and trade in services. It also covers economic cooperation in the following fields: trade-related procedures, business environment , intellectual property, energy , information and communications technology, human resource development, small and medium enterprises, tourism and hospitality, transportation and logistics, agriculture, fisheries and forestry , environment , competition policy, and other fields as may be mutually agreed upon among the Parties.
Government
Type of measure
Environmental provisions in trade agreements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date(s) of entry into Force: 1 December 2008 (Singapore, Japan, Viet Nam, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Myanmar), 1 January 2009 (Brunei Darussalam), 1 February 2009 (Malaysia), 1 June 2009 (Thailand), 1 December 2009 (Cambodia), 1 March 2010 (Indonesia) and 1 July 2010 (Philippines).
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/547 Japan 2017
Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Revision to Regulation on Safety of Gas…
Revision to Regulation on Safety of Gas Containers and a notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for High Pressure Gas Safety Act: the provisions of hydrogen -fuelled fuel cell two-wheeled vehicle will be established in the aim of ensuring the safety and promoting to put it on the market.
Environment related objective
To minimize air pollution, mitigate climate change and protect human health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revision to Regulation on Safety of Gas Containers and a notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for High Pressure Gas Safety Act: the provisions of hydrogen -fuelled fuel cell two-wheeled vehicle will be established in the aim of ensuring the safety and promoting to put it on the market.
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
8711
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Around May 2017
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/552 Japan 2017 Sustainable forestry management Technical regulation or specifications Forestry
The Act on Promotion of Use and Distribution of…
The Act on Promotion of Use and Distribution of Legally-Harvested Wood and Wood Products (" Clean Wood Act") encourages entities to endeavour to use legally-harvested wood and wood products. Wood-related entities are requested to collect relevant information to confirm the legality of wood and wood products that they handle
Environment related objective
To protect the environment through sustainable management of wood and wood products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Act on Promotion of Use and Distribution of Legally-Harvested Wood and Wood Products (" Clean Wood Act") encourages entities to endeavour to use legally-harvested wood and wood products. Wood-related entities are requested to collect relevant information to confirm the legality of wood and wood products that they handle
Wood; and Goods which are manufactured from wood as a major raw material and are designated by a Ministerial Ordinance, including furniture and paper (excluding recycled goods)
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
42875
Keywords
Clean
Forest
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/553 Japan 2017 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Revision to Notification for the Act on the…
Revision to Notification for the Act on the Rational Use of Energy: In addition to the total cycle (exclude Extra-High) value of the fuel efficiency on WLTP, the fuel efficiencies on each phase will have to be used as fuel efficiency indication for vehicle by manufacturers/importers in order for vehicle users to be able to acquire the information of fuel efficiency according to the driving environment.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by establishing fuel efficiency indication of the energy efficiency law on vehicles, in order to provide information on fuel efficiency to the driving environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revision to Notification for the Act on the Rational Use of Energy: In addition to the total cycle (exclude Extra-High) value of the fuel efficiency on WLTP, the fuel efficiencies on each phase will have to be used as fuel efficiency indication for vehicle by manufacturers/importers in order for vehicle users to be able to acquire the information of fuel efficiency according to the driving environment.
Passenger vehicles with a capacity of 10 passengers or less (except passenger vehicles with a capacity of 10 passengers and weight of more than 3.5 tonnes) and commercial vehicles weight of 3.5 tonnes or less, whose fuel efficiencies are worked out on WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure which was established in the United Nations) mode by Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Around summer of 2017
Keywords
Energy
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/558 Japan 2017 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, the…
Under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, the new energy efficiency standards are established for light bulbs and lighting equipment in the aim of improvement of their energy saving performance. The product scope, the measurement method of energy consumption efficiency, standard method and labelling requirement and so on will be established.
Environment related objective
To improve energy efficiency performance with respect to light bulls and lighting equipment through promoting prevalence of high energy efficiency lighting
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, the new energy efficiency standards are established for light bulbs and lighting equipment in the aim of improvement of their energy saving performance. The product scope, the measurement method of energy consumption efficiency, standard method and labelling requirement and so on will be established.
Light bulbs: Incandescent bulb, high-pressure mercury lamp which has built-in stabilizers, self-ballasted fluorescent lamp and self-ballasted LED lamp; Lighting equipment: Lighting equipment for incandescent lamp, for fluorescent lamp and for LED lamp
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Around summer of 2017
Keywords
Energy
Labelling
Conservation
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/562 Japan 2017 Air pollution reduction
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Manufacturing
Partial amendments of "Public Notice that…
Partial amendments of "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicle"
(1) Providing the specific example of illegal engine control to be prohibited
Environment related objective
To reduce emission gas from vehicles and protect human health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Partial amendments of "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicle"
(1) Providing the specific example of illegal engine control to be prohibited
Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09). Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver. Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars. Motor vehicles for the transport of goods. Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries (wreckers), crane lorries (mobile cranes), fire fighting vehicles, concrete mixer lorries (concrete-mixers), road sweeper lorries (road sweepers), spraying lorries (spraying vehicles), mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)
Type of measure
Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure
 ICS - HS Code
8701
8702
8703
8704
8705
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Late September 2017
Keywords
Emissions