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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/220 Japan 2017
Soil management and conservation, Water…
Soil management and conservation, Water management and conservation
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Multifunctional Payment: Farmland Maintenance…
Multifunctional Payment:
Farmland Maintenance Payment
Environment related objective
To preserve and improve rural resources such as farmland and irrigation canals
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Multifunctional Payment:
Farmland Maintenance Payment
Collaborative activities of rural communities to conserve and improve rural resources
Type of measure
Payments
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into effect: 1 April 2014

Period of application: FY 2014
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/220 Japan 2017
Soil management and conservation, Water…
Soil management and conservation, Water management and conservation
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Multifunctional Payment: Resource Improvement…
Multifunctional Payment:
Resource Improvement Payment
Environment related objective
To enhance quality of rural resources such as farmland and irrigation canals
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Multifunctional Payment:
Resource Improvement Payment
Collaborative activities of rural communities to conserve and enhance quality of rural resources
Type of measure
Payments
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into effect: 1 April 2014

Period of application: FY 2014
Keywords
Environment
Water
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/16 Japan 2017
MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import licences Fisheries
1.2 Import Approval Items - certain marine…
1.2 Import Approval Items - certain marine products, in particular Whales and their preparations and Bluefin tuna
Environment related objective
To comply with conservation and other fisheries control requirements from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), in particular as they relate to non-members, as well as provisions of Article 66 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), regarding the principles of the anadromous stocks with reference to the state of its origin.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2 Import Approval Items - certain marine products, in particular Whales and their preparations and Bluefin tuna
(5) Whales and their preparations, (7) Bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean) and (8) Southern bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Southern bluefin tuna)
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
0106
0208
0210
1504
1521
1601
1602
2301
2309
0302
0304
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Fish
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/16 Japan 2017
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other Import approval for wild animals and plants
Environment related objective
To comply with obligations under the CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import approval for wild animals and plants
(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
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/16 Japan 2017
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals
Import quotas and licences for ozone depleting…
Import quotas and licences for ozone depleting substances
Environment related objective
To protect the ozone layer and comply with the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import quotas and licences for ozone depleting substances
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
MEAs
Soil
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/16 Japan 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Chemicals, Other
Import approvals for ozone depleting substances…
Import approvals for ozone depleting substances and hazardous wastes
Environment related objective
To implement 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
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import approvals for ozone depleting substances and hazardous wastes
(1) Controlled 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 (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
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Clean
Hazardous
Waste
MEAs
Soil
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/16 Japan 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Chemicals
18　MERCURY The approval system applies Mercury…
18　MERCURY
The approval system applies Mercury shipped from non-Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Environment related objective
To implement the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Measure description Coverage of the measure
18　MERCURY
The approval system applies Mercury shipped from non-Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Mercury (includes mixtures of mercury with other substances (including alloys of mercury), with a mercury concentration of at least 95 per cent by weight)
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
2805.40
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Government Procurement GPA/99/ADD.5 Japan 2017 Climate change mitigation and adaptation Public procurement Not specified
THE REVISION TO THE "BASIC POLICY FOR…
THE REVISION TO THE "BASIC POLICY FOR PROMOTION OF CONTRACTS CONSIDERING REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND OTHERS BY THE STATE AND OTHER ENTITIES" (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "BASIC POLICY") UNDER THE "ACT ON PROMOTION OF CONTRACTS OF THE STATE AND OTHER ENTITIES, WHICH SHOW CONSIDERATION FOR REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES, ETC." (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "ACT")

The original Basic Policy was adopted by the cabinet decision in December 2007, based on the Act which went into effect in November 2007. In February 2017, the revision of the Basic Policy for the basic matters concerning contracts related to the supply of electricity was adopted by the cabinet decision
Environment related objective
To promote contracts that consider the reduction of greenhouse gases and others
Measure description Coverage of the measure
THE REVISION TO THE "BASIC POLICY FOR PROMOTION OF CONTRACTS CONSIDERING REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND OTHERS BY THE STATE AND OTHER ENTITIES" (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "BASIC POLICY") UNDER THE "ACT ON PROMOTION OF CONTRACTS OF THE STATE AND OTHER ENTITIES, WHICH SHOW CONSIDERATION FOR REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES, ETC." (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "ACT")

The original Basic Policy was adopted by the cabinet decision in December 2007, based on the Act which went into effect in November 2007. In February 2017, the revision of the Basic Policy for the basic matters concerning contracts related to the supply of electricity was adopted by the cabinet decision
Contracts considering reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases and others
Type of measure
Public procurement
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Starting date of procurement based on the revised Basic Policy: 1 April 2017
Keywords
Emissions
Green
Trade Facilitation G/TFA/N/JPN/2 Japan 2017
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
Export licences, Import licences, Other…
Export licences, Import licences, Other environmental requirements, Regulation affecting movement or transit
 Other
Procedures for importation, exportation, and…
Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry-point procedures), and required forms and documents in compliance with the CITES
Environment related objective
To implement and comply with the CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry-point procedures), and required forms and documents in compliance with the CITES
Goods covered by the CITES
Type of measure
Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry-point procedures), and required forms and documents
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Trade Facilitation G/TFA/N/JPN/2 Japan 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
Export licences, Import licences, Other…
Export licences, Import licences, Other environmental requirements, Regulation affecting movement or transit
 Other
Procedures for importation, exportation, and…
Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry-point procedures), and required forms and documents in compliance with the Basel Convention
Environment related objective
To implement and comply with the Basel Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry-point procedures), and required forms and documents in compliance with the Basel Convention
Hazardous waste
Type of measure
Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry-point procedures), and required forms and documents
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
MEAs