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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 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 comply with obligations under the 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
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
16.04
16.05
20.01
20.08
21.03
21.06
23.01
23.09
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2023
Keywords
Fish
Sustainable
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 Japan 2023 Sustainable fisheries management Import licences, Other environmental requirements Fisheries
Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Ensuring the…
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
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. (...)
nforcement 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. (...)
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 2023
Keywords
Fish
Sustainable
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 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 2023
Keywords
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 Japan 2023
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences Chemicals
8.1 Substances which deplete the ozone layer,…
8.1 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
8.1 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, 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.
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2023
Keywords
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 Japan 2023
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals, Other
8.2 Substances which deplete the ozone layer,…
8.2 Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, chemical weapons goods - Import Approval Items.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 (...).
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from waste and hazardous substances; to comply with obligations under Montreal Protocol and Basel Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8.2 Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, chemical weapons goods - Import Approval Items.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 (...).
Certain waste materials; ozone depleting substances;hazardous substances
Type of measure
Import approval and quotas
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2023
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 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 approval system applies Mercury shipped from non Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the mercury-added products referred to in Annex A shipped from Parties and non-Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. The approval system is intended to perform the necessary functions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
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 approval system applies Mercury shipped from non Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the mercury-added products referred to in Annex A shipped from Parties and non-Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. The approval system is intended to perform the necessary functions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Mercury with a mercury concentration of at least 95 per cent by weight; 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 2023
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023 Other environmental risks mitigation Grants and direct payments Energy Subsidy for Major Oil Spill Response Programme
Environment related objective
To prepare a system to respond to a major oil spill disaster at home or abroad
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy for Major Oil Spill Response Programme
Petroleum Association of Japan
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Fiscal year 2020 (final results) JPY 509 million; Fiscal year 2021 (final results) JPY 569 million.
 Implementation period
The subsidy was started in April 1990. There is no time limit attached to it.
Keywords
Pollution
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023
Other environmental risks mitigation, Sustainable…
Other environmental risks mitigation, Sustainable mining management
 Loans and financing Mining Mine Pollution Control Loans
Environment related objective
To prevent environmental pollution caused by mining activities by extending loans to cover a portion of mine pollution control costs.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Mine Pollution Control Loans
Companies or persons that conduct mine pollution control through Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security.
Type of measure
Loan
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Fiscal year 2020 (settlement of accounts) JPY 200 million; Fiscal year 2021 (settlement of accounts) JPY 120 million
 Implementation period
The subsidy was initiated in February 1973. There is no time limit attached to it.
Keywords
Environment
Pollution
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing Energy
Subsidy for Measures to Promote Conversion into…
Subsidy for Measures to Promote Conversion into Natural Gas Taken by Local City-gas Suppliers
Environment related objective
To promote the introduction of natural gas, one alternative energy to oil, to local-city gas suppliers.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy for Measures to Promote Conversion into Natural Gas Taken by Local City-gas Suppliers
Local city-gas suppliers
Type of measure
Grant/Interest rate subsidy
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Fiscal year 2020 (final results) JPY 0.02 million
 Implementation period
4/1985 – 3/2021
Keywords
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Loans and financing Energy
Subsidy for Interest on Loans to Introduce…
Subsidy for Interest on Loans to Introduce Specific Facilities Suitable for Natural Gas
Environment related objective
To promote the introduction of natural gas, one alternative energy to oil, to local-city gas suppliers.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy for Interest on Loans to Introduce Specific Facilities Suitable for Natural Gas
Development Bank of Japan
Type of measure
Interest rate subsidy
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Fiscal year 2020 (final results) JPY 500 million; Fiscal year 2021 (final results) JPY 404 million
 Implementation period
The subsidy was started in April 1985. There is no time limit attached to it.
Keywords
Energy