G/TBT/N/JPN/690  
18 February 2021  
(21-1384) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAPAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
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):  Televisions 
(liquid crystal televisions (LCD TV), organic electroluminescence televisions (OLED TV)); 
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS 
AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, 
AND PARTS AN D ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES (HS 85)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revisions of the 
Ministerial Ordinance and the Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
(METI) under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  These revisions of the standards under the Act on the Rational 
Use of Energy include energy consumption efficiency standards for targeted fiscal year 
(FY2026), measurement method, etc. of the products listed in column 4.  
7. Objective and rationale, inclu ding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To promote rationalization of energy use pertaining to Televisions in Japan, 
in order to cope with the recent increase of energy consumption in the household sector, 
climate change, and so forth; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Act on the Rational Use of Energy;  
https://elaws.e -
gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=35 4AC00000
00049  
• Report on New Energy Conservation Standards for Televisions compiled by the 
Advisory Committee for Energy's working group (in Japanese);  
https://www.meti.go.jp /press/2020/02/20210216001/20210216001 -2.pdf 
These revisions are to be publicised in the Official Government Gazette "KAMPO" when 
adopted.  G/TBT/N/JPN/690  
 
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  • Regulations before amendment are available at the following site (in Japanese);  
https://elaws.e -
gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=354M50000400074  
https://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/category/saving_and_new/saving/enterprise/equipment
/pdf/04_tv.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Around May 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Around May 2021*  
* Target fiscal year for achieving the new standard is set to be FY2026.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku 
Tokyo 100 -8919, Japan  
Tel.: + (81) 3 5501 8344  
Fax: + (81) 3 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
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