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Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/776 Japan 2023
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Technical regulation or specifications Energy, Manufacturing
Revisions of the Notification of the Ministry of…
Revisions of the Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) under the Act on Rationalizing Energy Use and Shifting to Non-fossil Energy: These revisions of the technical standards under the Act on Rationalizing Energy Use and Shifting to Non-fossil Energy include energy consumption efficiency standards for targeted fiscal year (FY2026), measurement method, etc. of the products listed in column 4.
Environment related objective
To promote rationalization of energy use pertaining to transformers (For building and factory) in Japan, in order to cope with the recent increase of energy consumption in the commercial sector, climate change, and so forth.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revisions of the Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) under the Act on Rationalizing Energy Use and Shifting to Non-fossil Energy: These revisions of the technical standards under the Act on Rationalizing Energy Use and Shifting to Non-fossil Energy include energy consumption efficiency standards for targeted fiscal year (FY2026), measurement method, etc. of the products listed in column 4.
Transformers (For building and factory)
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
29.180
850421
850422
850432
850433
850434
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined Around September 2023*
Keywords
Climate
Conservation
Energy
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/779 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Revision of the "Enforcement Order of the…
Revision of the "Enforcement Order of the Act on Preventing Mercury Pollution of the Environment": Based on Article 2 of the Act on Preventing Mercury Pollution of the Environment, the following will be designated as specified mercury-using products whose manufacture is particularly in need of regulation. Their usage as components in the manufacture of other products will also be restricted. 1. Strain gauges to be used in plethysmographs; 2. Mercury vacuum pumps; 3. Tyre balancers and wheel weights; 4. Photographic film and paper; 5. Propellant for satellites and spacecraft
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by preventing environmental mercury pollution based on the decisions at the Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4) -Second segment in 2022.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revision of the "Enforcement Order of the Act on Preventing Mercury Pollution of the Environment": Based on Article 2 of the Act on Preventing Mercury Pollution of the Environment, the following will be designated as specified mercury-using products whose manufacture is particularly in need of regulation. Their usage as components in the manufacture of other products will also be restricted. 1. Strain gauges to be used in plethysmographs; 2. Mercury vacuum pumps; 3. Tyre balancers and wheel weights; 4. Photographic film and paper; 5. Propellant for satellites and spacecraft
The following mercury-using products:1. Strain gauges to be used in plethysmographs; 2. Mercury vacuum pumps; 3. Tyre balancers and wheel weights; 4. Photographic film and paper; 5. Propellant for satellites and spacecraft
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of entry into force: January 2025
Keywords
Energy
Hazardous
MEAs
Pollution
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/781 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act…
Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc.: Based on Article 17 and 22 of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), the following will be designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances which need authorization to be manufactured or imported. (...)
Environment related objective
To prevent environmental pollution by PFHxS, its isomers or these salts, which are potentially hazardous substances because of their non-biodegradability, high degree of bioaccumulation potential, and chronic toxicity, they will be designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Act. This amendment is based on the decisions at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2022. Also, to prevent environmental pollution, products in which PFHxS, its isomers or these salts are used, will be prohibited from being imported.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc.: Based on Article 17 and 22 of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), the following will be designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances which need authorization to be manufactured or imported. (...)
The following chemical substances: Perfluoro (hexane-1-sulfonic acid) (PFHxS), its isomers or these salts.The following products in which PFHxS, its isomers or these salts are used: 1. Water-repellent textiles and oil-repellent textiles 2. Etching agents used for metal processing 3. Etchants used in the manufacture of semiconductors 4. Surface treatment agents for plating or such preparation additives 5. Antireflection agents used in semiconductor manufacturing 6. Resists for semiconductor 7. Water repellent, oil repellent and fabric protection agents 8. Fire extinguishers, fire-extinguishing agents, and fire-extinguishing foam 9. Water-repellent clothes and oil-repellent clothes 10. Water-repellent floor coverings and oil-repellent floor coverings
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
71.100
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of entry into force: January 2024 for chemical substances, May 2024 for products to be prohibited from being imported
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Pollution
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/786 Japan 2023 Air pollution reduction
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
The Partial amendments of the "Public Notice…
The Partial amendments of the "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicles", etc: Amendments of exhaust gas regulations for special large motor vehicles and special small motor vehicles fueled gasoline or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as following; i) strengthen exhaust gas emissions limits, ii) introduction of the LSI-NRTC (Large Spark Ignition engines Non-Road Transient Cycle) and the 7M-RMC (7 mode Ramped Modal Cycle) and iii) enforcement of installation of blow-by gas recirculation device
Environment related objective
To reduce emissions from special large motor vehicles and special small motor vehicles fueled gasoline or LPG
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Partial amendments of the "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicles", etc: Amendments of exhaust gas regulations for special large motor vehicles and special small motor vehicles fueled gasoline or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as following; i) strengthen exhaust gas emissions limits, ii) introduction of the LSI-NRTC (Large Spark Ignition engines Non-Road Transient Cycle) and the 7M-RMC (7 mode Ramped Modal Cycle) and iii) enforcement of installation of blow-by gas recirculation device
Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709); Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver; Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl. chassis with engine and cab
Type of measure
Technical regulation and conformity assessment procedures
 ICS - HS Code
43.080
43.100
43.160
8701
8702
8704
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of entry into force: (proposed application dates). For new type engines: from October, 2024. For all engines: applied later than new type engines, to be determined by the adoption
Keywords
Emissions
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/788 Japan 2023
Sustainable and environmentally friendly…
Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
 Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture
Overview of the revisions to the Japanese…
Overview of the revisions to the Japanese Agricultural Standards for Organic Products of Plant Origin, Organic Processed Foods and Organic Livestock Products MOF and MAFF will revise the Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Products of Plant Origin, Organic Processed Foods and Organic Livestock Products.
Environment related objective
To reflect current practice, etc. in the production of organic products of Plant origin, organic processed foods and organic livestock products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Overview of the revisions to the Japanese Agricultural Standards for Organic Products of Plant Origin, Organic Processed Foods and Organic Livestock Products MOF and MAFF will revise the Japanese Agricultural Standard for Organic Products of Plant Origin, Organic Processed Foods and Organic Livestock Products.
Organic Products of Plant Origin, Organic Processed Foods and Organic Livestock Products
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
65.020
Subsidy amount Implementation period
To be determined
Keywords
Organic
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/JPN/1172 Japan 2023
Animal protection, Plant protection, Biodiversity…
Animal protection, Plant protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem
 Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture, Other
Establishment of new criteria for refusal of…
Establishment of new criteria for refusal of registration for biological pesticides
Biological pesticides are (1) so-called "natural insect killer pesticides" (in the narrow definition), which are generally used with live insects that are predators or parasites (e.g., Insecta, Arachnid, etc.) and (2) microbial pesticides (viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.), which may be used as pesticides, as Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Act provides that "predators, parasites or microorganisms used for pest control as described in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to be pesticides."...
Environment related objective
To protect the use of alive biological pesticides that may cause significant damages to the habitat or growth of animals and plants in the living environment due to their proliferation,
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Establishment of new criteria for refusal of registration for biological pesticides
Biological pesticides are (1) so-called "natural insect killer pesticides" (in the narrow definition), which are generally used with live insects that are predators or parasites (e.g., Insecta, Arachnid, etc.) and (2) microbial pesticides (viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.), which may be used as pesticides, as Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Act provides that "predators, parasites or microorganisms used for pest control as described in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to be pesticides."...
Live insects that are predators or parasites
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
1 October 2023
Keywords
Environment
Wildlife
Bio
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/JPN/1120 Japan 2022
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Plant protection
 Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture, Fisheries
Amendment to the List of Regulated Living…
Amendment to the List of Regulated Living Organisms under the Invasive Alien Species Act. To designate Trachemys scripta and Procambarus clarkii as Invasive Alien Species (IAS).
Environment related objective
To designate and regulate Invasive Alien Species
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Amendment to the List of Regulated Living Organisms under the Invasive Alien Species Act. To designate Trachemys scripta and Procambarus clarkii as Invasive Alien Species (IAS).
Trachemys scripta and Procambarus clarkii
Type of measure
Amendment to the List of Regulated Living Organisms under the Invasive Alien Species Act
 ICS - HS Code
0106.20
030199
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: 1 June 2023
Keywords
Environment
Wildlife
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/759 Japan 2022
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Revisions of the Regulation and the Notification…
Revisions of the Regulation and the Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy: Revisions of the standards of judgement under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, the target fiscal year for meeting the standards, the standards of insulating performance.
Environment related objective
To cope with climate change by rationalizing energy consumption.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revisions of the Regulation and the Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy: Revisions of the standards of judgement under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, the target fiscal year for meeting the standards, the standards of insulating performance.
Insulating material
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
392111
7019
91.100.60
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry around April 2023
Keywords
Climate
Energy
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/757 Japan 2022
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Ozone…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Ozone layer protection
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals, Manufacturing
Revision or legislation of the Ministerial…
Revision or legislation of the Ministerial ordinance and Notifications under the Act on the Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons: Establishment of the criteria under the Act on the Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons, i.e., the Global Warming Potential (hereinafter "GWP") targets which the products listed in item 4 must satisfy, and the fiscal year targets by which the above GWP targets must be satisfied.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by reducing the use of fluorocarbons.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revision or legislation of the Ministerial ordinance and Notifications under the Act on the Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons: Establishment of the criteria under the Act on the Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons, i.e., the Global Warming Potential (hereinafter "GWP") targets which the products listed in item 4 must satisfy, and the fiscal year targets by which the above GWP targets must be satisfied.
Appliances
Type of measure
Technical reulation
 ICS - HS Code
23.120
71.100
97.130.20
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force in March 2023 (except for labelling requirements in October 2023)
Keywords
Climate
Emissions
Environment
Ozone
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/753 Japan 2022 Air pollution reduction
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
The Partial amendments of the "Public Notice…
The Partial amendments of the "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicles": Introduction of the test procedure of solid particle number measurement method for the exhaust gas emissions from vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) exceeding 3.5 tons (excluding those with a seating capacity of no more than 9 passengers used exclusively for passenger use) which equip a diesel engine or a gasoline direct injection engine.
Environment related objective
To reduce particulate matter emissions by evaluating exhaust emissions.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Partial amendments of the "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicles": Introduction of the test procedure of solid particle number measurement method for the exhaust gas emissions from vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) exceeding 3.5 tons (excluding those with a seating capacity of no more than 9 passengers used exclusively for passenger use) which equip a diesel engine or a gasoline direct injection engine.
Motor vehicles
Type of measure
Safety regulations and test procedures
 ICS - HS Code
8701
8702
8704
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force for new vehicle types from October, 2023 (for Diesel), October, 2024 (for Gasoline). Entry into force for all new vehicles from October, 2026 (for Diesel and Gasoline)
Keywords
Emissions