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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023 Energy conservation and efficiency Grants and direct payments Energy
Subsidy for demonstration project for high…
Subsidy for demonstration project for high efficiency gas turbine technology: To develop the high efficiency gas turbine for electric utility industry
Environment related objective
To improve power generation efficiency from the viewpoint of energy saving and CO2 reduction.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy for demonstration project for high efficiency gas turbine technology: To develop the high efficiency gas turbine for electric utility industry
Private companies
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Fiscal year 2020 (settlement of accounts) JPY 1,365 million
 Implementation period
April 2012 - March 2021
Keywords
Conservation
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023 Energy conservation and efficiency Grants and direct payments Agriculture, Energy
The New Energy and Industrial Technology…
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Project Activities: NEDO aims to address energy problems and raise the level of industrial technology through integrated management of technology development from the discovery of technology seeds to the promotion of mid- to long-term projects and support for practical application. (...) Programs include Energy Conservation and Environment.
Environment related objective
To address energy conservation and the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Project Activities: NEDO aims to address energy problems and raise the level of industrial technology through integrated management of technology development from the discovery of technology seeds to the promotion of mid- to long-term projects and support for practical application. (...) Programs include Energy Conservation and Environment.
Participation in the program is determined through various competitive procedures, which are open to all eligible private parties.
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Fiscal year 2020 (final results): Energy Conservation and Environment (JPY 14,861 million); Fiscal year 2021 (final results): Energy Conservation and Environment (JPY 15,775 million)

 Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Energy
Environment
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023 Energy conservation and efficiency Grants and direct payments Energy
Subsidy for "Ene-farm" etc…
Subsidy for "Ene-farm" etc. introduction support operating cost subsidy for expansion of use of fuel cell.
Environment related objective
To promote energy saving for aim to spread the use of fuel cells for home use "Ene-Farm
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy for "Ene-farm" etc. introduction support operating cost subsidy for expansion of use of fuel cell.
Fuel Cell Association, a general incorporated corporation
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Fiscal year 2020 (settlement of accounts) JPY 2,029 million
 Implementation period
April 2009 - March 2021
Keywords
Conservation
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable…
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Grants and direct payments Fisheries
Programs for development and adaptation of new…
Programs for development and adaptation of new technologies and conservation of fishing grounds
Environment related objective
To support fishermen and their organizations to conserve fishing grounds and mitigate damages by harmful marine species, using new technologies.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Programs for development and adaptation of new technologies and conservation of fishing grounds
Fishermen and their organizations
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
FY 2021 : JPY 3,517 million (FY 2020 : JPY 2,567 million)
 Implementation period
The subsidy is on a fiscal year basis
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023
Other environmental risks mitigation, Sustainable…
Other environmental risks mitigation, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production, Sustainable fisheries management
 Grants and direct payments Fisheries
Support for establishment of environmentally and…
Support for establishment of environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries as a growth sector: The objective of the programme is to enable fishermen and their organizations to conduct sustainable fishing practices, thereby establishing environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries. Such supports include the mitigation of damages on fishermen by natural and economic disasters, and promotion of structural reform of fisheries sectors.
Environment related objective
To enable fishermen and their organizations to conduct sustainable fishing practices, thereby establishing environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries: to support fishermen on the mitigation of damages caused by natural disasters
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Support for establishment of environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries as a growth sector: The objective of the programme is to enable fishermen and their organizations to conduct sustainable fishing practices, thereby establishing environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries. Such supports include the mitigation of damages on fishermen by natural and economic disasters, and promotion of structural reform of fisheries sectors.
Fishermen and their organizations
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
FY 2021 : JPY 120,157 million (FY 2020 : JPY 134,197 million).
 Implementation period
The subsidy is on a fiscal year basis.
Keywords
Environment
Fish
Natural disaster
Sustainable
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/JPN Japan 2023
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable…
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Grants and direct payments Fisheries
Support for aquaculture, inland fisheries and…
Support for aquaculture, inland fisheries and fish stock enhancement
Environment related objective
To support aquaculture and inland fisheries, and to promote fish stock enhancement
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Support for aquaculture, inland fisheries and fish stock enhancement
Fishermen and their organizations
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
FY 2021 : JPY 722 million (FY 2020 : JPY 728 million)
 Implementation period
The subsidy is on a fiscal year basis
Keywords
Fish
Natural resources
Regional Trade Agreements, General Agreement on…
Regional Trade Agreements, General Agreement on Trade in Services
 WT/REG395/N/3;
S/C/N/920/ADD.2
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile,…
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Viet Nam
 2023 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
Provisions on environment in the CPTPP.
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.
Goods and services
Type of measure
Regional Trade agreement
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: 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, General Agreement on…
Regional Trade Agreements, General Agreement on Trade in Services
 WT/REG395/N/4;
S/C/N/920/ADD.3
 		2023 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
Environment related objective
Provisions on environment in the CPTPP.
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.
Goods and services
Type of measure
Regional Trade Agreement
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: 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, General Agreement on…
Regional Trade Agreements, General Agreement on Trade in Services
 WT/REG395/N/5;
S/C/N/920/ADD.4

 		2023 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
Environment related objective
Provisions on environment in the CPTPP.
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.
Goods and services
Type of measure
Regional Trade Agreement
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: 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
Trade Facilitation G/TFA/N/JPN/2/REV.2 Japan 2023
MEAs implementation and compliance, Animal…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Animal protection, Plant protection
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation…
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit
 Other Procedures under the CITES
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by complying with CITES procedures
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Procedures under the CITES
CITES
Type of measure
(a) Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit, and required forms and documents
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Wildlife