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Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/276 Japan 2022
Sustainable agriculture management, Water…
Sustainable agriculture management, Water management and conservation
 Non-monetary support Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Measures to conserve…
Environmental programmes: Measures to conserve and improve land, water, and the environment: assistance to community-collaborative activities.
Environment related objective
To conserve and improve land, water, and the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Measures to conserve and improve land, water, and the environment: assistance to community-collaborative activities.
Community-collaborative activities
Type of measure
Technical assistance and support measures
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
49.4 billion JPY
Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2019/2020
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/277 2022
Sustainable agriculture management, Water…
Sustainable agriculture management, Water management and conservation
 Non-monetary support Agriculture
Environment related objective
To conserve and improve land, water, and the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Measures to conserve and improve land, water, and the environment: assistance to community-collaborative activities.
Community-collaborative activities
Type of measure
Technical assistance and support measures
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
49.4 billion JPY
Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/276 Japan 2022
Environmental protection from pests and diseases,…
Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Soil management and conservation
 Non-monetary support Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Support programme for…
Environmental programmes: Support programme for rural areas' environment-friendly efforts in such as seeking a proper crop rotation balance and introducing pest-resistant varieties for soil conservation.
Environment related objective
To support environment- friendly efforts and introducing pest- resistant varieties for soil conservation
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Support programme for rural areas' environment-friendly efforts in such as seeking a proper crop rotation balance and introducing pest-resistant varieties for soil conservation.
Rural areas
Type of measure
Support programmes
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
3 billion JPY
Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2019/2020
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Soil
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/277 2022
Environmental protection from pests and diseases,…
Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Soil management and conservation
 Non-monetary support Agriculture
Environment related objective
To support environment- friendly efforts and introducing pest- resistant varieties for soil conservation
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Support programme for rural areas' environment-friendly efforts in such as seeking a proper crop rotation balance and introducing pest-resistant varieties for soil conservation.
Rural areas
Type of measure
Support programmes
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
3 billion JPY
Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Soil
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/277 Japan 2022 General environmental protection Non-monetary support Agriculture
General Services: Research: Research, including…
General Services: Research: Research, including general research, research in connection with environmental programmes, and research programmes relating to particular products.
Environment related objective
To promote research in environmental programmes
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General Services: Research: Research, including general research, research in connection with environmental programmes, and research programmes relating to particular products.
Environmental programmes
Type of measure
General research services
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
71.2 billion JPY
 Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Environment
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/277 Japan 2022 General environmental protection Non-monetary support Agriculture
General Services: Infrastructural services:…
General Services: Infrastructural services: Infrastructural services, including electricity reticulation, roads and other means of transport, market and port facilities, water supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, and infrastructural works associated with environmental programmes.
Environment related objective
To promote infrastructural works associated with environmental programmes
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General Services: Infrastructural services: Infrastructural services, including electricity reticulation, roads and other means of transport, market and port facilities, water supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, and infrastructural works associated with environmental programmes.
Infrastructural services
Type of measure
Infrastructural services
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
886.3 billion JPY
 Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Environment
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/277 Japan 2022 Sustainable agriculture management Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Payments for conversion…
Environmental programmes: Payments for conversion from rice production: payments for maintaining paddy fields in environmentally good condition through growing any plants other than rice or other appropriate managements.
Environment related objective
To support maintenance of paddy fields in environmentally good condition
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Payments for conversion from rice production: payments for maintaining paddy fields in environmentally good condition through growing any plants other than rice or other appropriate managements.
Conversion from rice production
Type of measure
Direct payment
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
332 billion JPY
Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Environment
Agriculture G/AG/N/JPN/277 Japan 2022 Sustainable agriculture management Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Support programme for…
Environmental programmes: Support programme for reduction of environmental burden due to dairy farming: payments to dairy farmers who practice appropriate management to tackle environmental problems.
Environment related objective
To provide payments to dairy farmers who practice appropriate management to tackle environmental problems.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Support programme for reduction of environmental burden due to dairy farming: payments to dairy farmers who practice appropriate management to tackle environmental problems.
Dairy farmers
Type of measure
Direct payment
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
6.2 billion JPY
Implementation period
Fiscal Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/JPN/5 Japan 2022 Sustainable fisheries management Import licences, Other environmental requirements Fisheries
Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Ensuring the…
Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing constitutes one of the most serious threats to the sustainable use of fishery resources. In response to risks caused by IUU fishing, the international community has been making a wide array of efforts to prevent IUU fishery products from entering the markets, including introduction of the catch certification/documentation in accordance with the relevant international agreed documents (...) in order to fulfil Japan's responsibility as one of the world's largest importers of fishery products, Japan will introduce a Japan's catch documentation scheme based on "Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants" to prevent the import of IUU catches into Japan, aiming at contributing to global efforts to eliminate IUU fishing. (...)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by introducing a catch documentation scheme to prevent the import of IUU catches
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing constitutes one of the most serious threats to the sustainable use of fishery resources. In response to risks caused by IUU fishing, the international community has been making a wide array of efforts to prevent IUU fishery products from entering the markets, including introduction of the catch certification/documentation in accordance with the relevant international agreed documents (...) in order to fulfil Japan's responsibility as one of the world's largest importers of fishery products, Japan will introduce a Japan's catch documentation scheme based on "Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants" to prevent the import of IUU catches into Japan, aiming at contributing to global efforts to eliminate IUU fishing. (...)
Fish
Type of measure
Catch documentation scheme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force: 1 December 2022
Keywords
Fish
Sustainable
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/20 Japan 2022
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import licences Fisheries
1.2. Marine products - Import Approval Items: The…
1.2. Marine products - Import Approval Items: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4. (...)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating the import of marine animals and preparations, specifically whales, under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2. Marine products - Import Approval Items: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4. (...)
Marine animals, fish, crustaceans, other aquatics, seaweeds, whales, salmon and (salmon) trout), bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean), and all of their products
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
01.06
02.08
02.10
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.06
03.07
05.04
05.06
05.07
05.08
05.11
12.12
15.04
15.06
15.21
16.01
16.02
16.04
20.01
20.08
21.03
23.01
23.09
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
Fish
MEAs
Wildlife