G/TBT/N/JPN/553  
 
18 April 2017  
(17-2098) 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 Industr y (METI) and Ministry of 
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)  
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):  Passenger vehicles 
with a capacity of 10 passengers or less (except passenger  vehicles with a capacity of 
10 passengers and weight of more than 3.5 tonnes) and co mmercial vehicles weight of 
3.5 tonnes or less, whose fuel efficiencies are work ed out on WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized 
Light Vehicles Test Procedure which was established in the United Nations) mode by 
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Revision to 
Notification for the Ac t on the Rational Use of Energy  (2 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  In addition to the total cycle (exclude Extra -High) value of the 
fuel efficiency on WLTP, the fuel efficiencies on each phase (Low speed phase, Medi um 
speed phase, High speed phase) (hereinafter referred to as the "LMH fuel efficiency") will 
have to be used as fuel efficiency indication for vehicle by manufacturers/importers in 
order for vehicle users to be able to acquire the information of fuel effi ciency according to 
the driving environment.*  
*The fuel efficiency on JC08 has also been able to be expressed.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Fuel efficiency indication on the Energy Efficiency Law ha s been indicated on the 
catalogues or the vehicles for exhibition, and vehicle users don’t recognize the difference 
derived from driving environment and method. Therefore, it will be able to compare 
energy efficiencies conforming to the driving condition b y providing information on fuel 
efficiency according to the driving environment.  
8. Relevant documents:   
- The Act on the Rational Use of Energy;  
- This revision is to be publicised in the Official Governme nt Gazette "KAMPO" when 
adopted;  
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  Relevant Laws are available at the following site (in Japanese)  
http://law.e -gov.go.jp/htmldata/S54/S54HO049.html   
http://law.e -gov.go.jp/htmldata/S54/S54SE267.html   
http://law.e -gov.go.jp/htmldata/S54/S54F03801000074.html   
9. Proposed date of adoption: Around summer of 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: Around summer of 2017  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from t he date of circulation  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affai rs 
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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