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G/SCM/N/284/JPN |
Japan |
2015 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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To promote the conversion of industrial coal-fired boilers to combined cycle power generation utilizing highly efficient natural gas
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Subsidy for demonstration project for prediction method of solar power generation
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Electricity utilities (10% of construction costs for highly efficient LNG power plants)
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Type of measure
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Grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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4/2013 - 3/2014
Duration of the subsidy: 4/2011 - 3/2014
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Keywords
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G/SCM/N/284/JPN |
Japan |
2015 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Energy, Manufacturing |
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Environment related objective
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To develop the high efficiency gas turbine for electric utility industry and to improve power generation efficiency from the viewpoint of energy saving and CO2 reduction
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Subsidy for demonstration project for high-efficiency gas turbine technology
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Private companies
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Type of measure
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Grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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4/2013 - 3/2014
Duration of the subsidy: April 2012 - March 2020
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/JPN |
Japan |
2015 |
Alternative and renewable energy |
Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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To create the system which reduce negative impact on electricity users by developing the countermeasure for stabilization of the linkage system such as installing power system stabilizing apparatus in order to connect to the interconnection system of the recyclable energy power supply which has different output power
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Subsidy for demonstration project for expansion of a load capacity of interconnection system with wind power
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Electricity utilities
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Type of measure
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Grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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4/2013 - 3/2014
Duration of the subsidy: 4/2012 - 3/2013
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/JPN |
Japan |
2015 |
Sustainable fisheries management |
Grants and direct payments |
Fisheries |
Fund for the Measure to Recovery Fishery Resources |
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Environment related objective
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To implement comprehensive programs for the promotion of sustainable fisheries, and thereby to ensure stable, safe and efficient supply of food to people
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Fund for the Measure to Recovery Fishery Resources
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The Government funds various comprehensive programs implemented by non-governmental organizations. Subsidies are provided for sustainable management of fishery resources, promotion of stock enhancement and aquaculture, and conservation of coastal environment for stable supply of food.
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Type of measure
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Grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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April 2013 - March 2014
Duration of the subsidy is determined and provided based on every fiscal year.
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Keywords
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Fish
Sustainable
Natural resources
Conservation
Environment
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/JPN/14 |
Japan |
2015 |
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Import licences |
Energy |
Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER |
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Environment related objective
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For security purposes
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
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Nuclear goods: 2612 Nuclear materials, nuclear fuel, nuclear reactors,
ex 2844 instruments and apparatus containing nuclear
ex 8109 fuel materials, for mea s uring or detecting
8401 ionising radiations, tubes of zirconium, etc.
ex 9030
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Type of measure
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Import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/JPN/14 |
Japan |
2015 |
MEAs implementation and compliance |
Import licences |
Other |
Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER |
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Environment related objective
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To perform the duty of CITES
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
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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 (hereafter referred to as the " 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.
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Type of measure
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Import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/JPN/14 |
Japan |
2015 |
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Import quotas |
Chemicals |
Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER |
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Environment related objective
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In principle, the permit system shall be intended to restrict the quantity of imports. The approval system shall function to perform the duty of the Montreal Protocol.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
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Ozone depleting substances: Approvals are required for controlled substances listed in: Annex A, Group I; Annex A, Group II; Annex B; Annex C, Group I; Annex C, Group II; Annex C, Group III; Annex E of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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Type of measure
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Import quotas
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/JPN/14 |
Japan |
2015 |
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Import licences |
Chemicals, Other |
Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER |
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Environment related objective
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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 Waste s and Their Disposal, Waste Disposal and the Public Clean sing Law, the Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the Regulation of Specific Chemicals.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
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Ozone depleting substances, specified hazardous wastes, waste chemical weapons goods: 2. Approvals are required for:
(1) Controlled substances listed in Annex 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 waste s in item 1 of Section 2 of the Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Waste s and Other Waste s.
(3) Waste s in item 1 of Section 2 of the Waste Management and Public Clean sing Law (except for waste s produced from ship or aircraft navigation in Article 4.2 and for a person who enters Japan carrying waste s) .
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Type of measure
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Import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Hazardous
Waste
MEAs
Soil
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| Quantitative Restrictions |
G/MA/QR/N/JPN/2; G/MA/QR/N/JPN/2/REV.1 |
Japan |
2015 |
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Export licences |
Chemicals |
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Environment related objective
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To protect the ozone layer and to comply with the Montreal Protocol
WTO Justification: Article XX of the GATT
Grounds for Restriction: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009); Export Trade Control Order (30 Jul 2014)
Non-automatic licence (QRNo.5) for exports of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
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Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
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Type of measure
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NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2014-2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 15 January 2015
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Keywords
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| Quantitative Restrictions |
G/MA/QR/N/JPN/2; G/MA/QR/N/JPN/2/REV.1 |
Japan |
2015 |
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Export licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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To protect the environment by regulating waste and to comply with the Basel Convention
WTO Justification: Article XX of the GATT
Grounds for Restriction: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009); Export Trade Control Order (30 Jul 2014)
Non-automatic licence (QRNo. 6) for exports of Hazardous Wastes
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Hazardous Waste s
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Type of measure
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NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012-2014): 2014-2016 and relates to restrictions in force as of 15 January 2015
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Keywords
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