G/TBT/N/JPN/757  
12 December 2022  
(22-9230) 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  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Central 
air conditioners  
Gas engine heat pump air conditioners  
Facility air conditioners  
Automobile air conditioners  
Refrigerator and freezer combined units for commercial use  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision or 
legislation  of the Ministerial ordinance and Notifications under the Act on the Rational Use 
and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons.; (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  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.  
7. Objective and rationale, includi ng the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To rationalize and reduce the use of fluorocarbons by accelerating innovation 
with regard to the reduction of the environmental impacts of fluorocarbons used in each 
designated product and promoting a shif t to and dissemination of non -fluorocarbon 
products which have low global warming potential.  G/TBT/N/JPN/757  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
- Act on the Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons (Act No. 64 of 2001);  
https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/ja/laws/view/3236  
- This revision is to be publicized in the Official Government Gazette "Kampo" when 
adopted;  
- Progress report on the legislation of the Cabinet Order under the Act on Rational Use 
and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons compiled by the Industrial Structure Council's 
working group (only in Japanese);  
https://ww w.meti.go.jp/shingikai/sankoshin/seizo_sangyo/kagaku_busshitsu/flon_taisa
ku/index.html  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2023 (Except for labelling requirements in 
October 2023.)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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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