. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/JPN/8
5 February 2001
(01-0555)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Industrial goods
(Automobile, Electrical and Electronic equipment, Secondary battery, etc.)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Enactment of the
Cabinet Order and the Ministerial Ordinance of Law for Promotion of Effective Use of
Resources (2 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:
(1) Obligation to design and produce goods for promoting waste reduction, reuse and
recycling.The producers (not including importers) of the designated industrial goods
(automobile, electrical and electronic equipment, gas appliances, etc.) will become
responsible for making their goods more material-saving, more durable and easier
to reuse and recycle.
(2) Obligation to indicate the material of the secondary battery and the building
materials made of polyvinyl chloride.
The producers and importers of the nickel-cadmium rechargeable cells, thenickel-metal hydride rechargeable cells, the secondary lithium cells and the small-
sized sealed lead-acid batteries will be obliged to print, label or stamp their
indications.
The producers and the importers of unplasticized polyvinyl chloride pipes,
polyvinyl chloride wall papers and other building materials made of polyvinylchloride will have to indicate their materials.
(3) Obligation to take back and recycle the used secondary batteries and the used
personal computers.
The producers and importers of the secondary batteries and the electrical equipment
that include or use them, will be obliged to collect and recycle them from thepost-consumer stage.  The producers and importers of the personal computers will
have to take them back at the post-consumer stage.G/TBT/N/JPN/8
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Towards creating the closed-loop economy through ensuring the effective use of resources
and environmental protection.
8. Relevant documents:   Law for Promotion of Effective Use of Resources
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12-19 March 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2001
10. Final date for comments:   9 March 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Recycling Promotion Division
Industrial Science Technology Policy and
  Environment Bureau,Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
3-1 Kasumigaseki 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8901
Tel: +81-3-3501-4978
Fax: +81-3-3501-9489