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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
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/383 Japan 2012 Sustainable agriculture management Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture, Manufacturing
Overview of proposed revisions to the Labelling…
Overview of proposed revisions to the Labelling Standard for Liquors Made from Organic Agricultural Products and Others
Environment related objective
To promote organic agricultural products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Overview of proposed revisions to the Labelling Standard for Liquors Made from Organic Agricultural Products and Others
Alcoholic Beverages
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Genetic
Organic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/401 Japan 2012
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Revision to Notification of the Ministry of…
Revision to Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the Act on the Rational Use of Energy
Environment related objective
To promote rationalization of overall energy consumption through popularization of machinery and equipment with high energy consumption efficiency, in order to cope with global warming problem and so forth
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revision to Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the Act on the Rational Use of Energy
Residential heat pump water heaters using CO2 as refrigerant, except products equipped with a function to use the heat generated by the heat pump for both water heating or heat-retention of bath water and other heating such as floor heating
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
84.18
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force in 2017
Keywords
Energy
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/409 Japan 2012 Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
The Partial Amendment of Public Notice that…
The Partial Amendment of Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for the Road Transport Vehicle and the Regulation on the Type Designation of Devices regarding the Global Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval Granted
Environment related objective
To protect the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Partial Amendment of Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for the Road Transport Vehicle and the Regulation on the Type Designation of Devices regarding the Global Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval Granted
Motor cycles
Type of measure
Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure
 ICS - HS Code
87.11
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force in late January 2013
Keywords
Environment
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/JPN/294 Japan 2012
Animal protection, Environmental protection from…
Animal protection, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
 Ban/Prohibition Agriculture
Summary of the Revision of the Regulations for…
Summary of the Revision of the Regulations for the Enforcement of the Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control Law
Environment related objective
To protect animal health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Summary of the Revision of the Regulations for the Enforcement of the Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control Law
Cloven-hoofed animals and their products, poultry and poultry products
Type of measure
Import ban
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Wildlife
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/JPN/304 Japan 2012
Animal protection, Environmental protection from…
Animal protection, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
 Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture
Additional animal health requirements for the…
Additional animal health requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the US regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Environment related objective
To protect animal health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Additional animal health requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the US regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Poultry products
Type of measure
Import requirements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 28 June 2012
Keywords
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/11 Japan 2012
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Fisheries Import Trade Control Order
Environment related objective
To manage whales, tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas, and southern bluefin tuna in line with international commitments
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import Trade Control Order
Marine animals and their preparations; Fish, crustaceans, other aquatics and their preparations; Products of animal origin (marine animals, fish, crustaceans and mollusc); Seaweeds and their preparations; Whales and their preparations; Salmon and (salmon) trout and their preparations; Bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean); Southern bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Southern bluefin tuna)
Type of measure
Import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Fish
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/11 2012
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences Chemicals
Environment related objective
To comply with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import Trade Control Order
Substances depleting the ozone layer
Type of measure
Import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Soil
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/11 Japan 2012
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other Wild Animals and Plants System
Environment related objective
To ensure that no species is threatened with extinction as a result of non-sustainable international trade
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Wild Animals and Plants System
Animals (excluding sperm whale, beaked whale, mink whale, sei whale, bryde's whale and fin whale, whales and their preparations, whale shark, basking shark, white shark and sea horse) and plants included in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, plus their parts and derivatives
Type of measure
Import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/11 Japan 2012
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
Law for the Control of the Export and Import of…
Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes; Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law; Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Regulation
Environment related objective
To comply with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the Basel Convention on the Control of Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes; Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law; Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Regulation
Hazardous wastes; Chemical substances; Substances depleting the ozone layer
Type of measure
Import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Clean
Hazardous
Waste
MEAs
Soil
Government Procurement GPA/37/ADD.9 Japan 2012 Waste management and recycling Public procurement Chemicals, Forestry, Manufacturing
Revision to the “Basic policy for the promotion…
Revision to the “Basic policy for the promotion of the procurement of eco-friendly goods and services" under the "Law concerning the promotion of procurement of eco-friendly goods and services by the state and other entities".
Environment related objective
To ensure a minimum ratio of recycled plastics
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revision to the “Basic policy for the promotion of the procurement of eco-friendly goods and services" under the "Law concerning the promotion of procurement of eco-friendly goods and services by the state and other entities".
Stationery (including mechanical pencils, ball-point. pens, scissors, glue, files, binders and chalks)
Type of measure
Public procurement
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 1 April 2012
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Recycle