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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
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/JPN/371 Japan 2014 Other environmental risks mitigation Other environmental requirements Not specified
Amendment to the List of Regulated Living…
Amendment to the List of Regulated Living Organisms under the Invasive Alien Species Act; further information not available in the notification per se
Environment related objective
To protect plant health and animal health by designating Vespa velutina as Invasive Alien Species (IAS)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Amendment to the List of Regulated Living Organisms under the Invasive Alien Species Act; further information not available in the notification per se
Vespa velutina
Type of measure
Other
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/13 Japan 2014
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Energy Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
Environment related objective
For security purposes
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
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
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/13 2014 MEAs implementation and compliance Import licences Other
Environment related objective
To perform the duty of CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
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.
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/13 2014
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and…
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import quotas Chemicals
Environment related objective
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.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
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.
Type of measure
Import quotas
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Soil
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/13 2014
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and…
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Chemicals
Environment related objective
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.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER
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).
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
MEAs
Soil
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/1 Japan 2014
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Export licences Chemicals
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun…
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009);Export Trade Control Order (14 Sep 2012) - Non-automatic licence for exports of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Environment related objective
To the ozone layer and to implement obligations under the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009);Export Trade Control Order (14 Sep 2012) - Non-automatic licence for exports of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Soil
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/1 Japan 2014
Waste management and recycling, MEAs…
Waste management and recycling, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Export licences Other
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun…
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009); Export Trade Control Order (14 Sep 2012) - Non-automatic licence for exports of Hazardous Waste s
Environment related objective
To protect the environment through waste management and to implement obligations under the Basel Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009); Export Trade Control Order (14 Sep 2012) - Non-automatic licence for exports of Hazardous Waste s
Hazardous Wastes
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Waste
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/1 Japan 2014
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Export licences Chemicals
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun…
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009); Export Trade Control Order (14 Sep 2012)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment through managing Hazardous Chemicals and pesticides and to implement obligations under the Rotterdam Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009); Export Trade Control Order (14 Sep 2012)
Hazardous Chemicals and pesticides
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/1 2014
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs…
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Export licences Other
Environment related objective
To protect the endangered species of wild fauna and flora and to implement obligations under CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (24 Jun 2009); Export Trade Control Order (14 Sep 2012)
Endangered species of wild fauna and flora
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/JPN/1 Japan 2014 Animal protection Import licences, Export licences Other
Wildlife Protection and Appropriate Hunting Law …
Wildlife Protection and Appropriate Hunting Law (14 Dec 2011)
Environment related objective
To protect wildlife in Japan
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Wildlife Protection and Appropriate Hunting Law (14 Dec 2011)
birds and mammals (including their processed goods) and eggs of birds -Birds:23 species (e.g. Mandarin Duck(Aix galericulata))
- Mammals: 10 species (e.g. Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides))
-Processed goods; stuffed, specimen, feather goods, fur, fur goods
-Eggs of bird; Eggs of each species of wildlife
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Wildlife