G/TBT/N/JPN/460  
 
16 July 2014  
(14-4126)  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 telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): The following products: 
1. Domestic use air-conditioners (except for floor-mounted models etc.); 
2. Industrial air-conditioners for stores or offices (except for floor-mounted models 
etc.); 
3. Motor vehicle air-conditioners (only products  installed in passenger cars with 
seating capacity of ten people or less); 
4. Condensing units and refrigeration units (except for models with compressors rated 
output of 1.5kW or less); 
5. Centrifugal chillers (only products shipped to newly constructed refrigerated 
warehouses with capacity of 50,000 cubic meters or more); 
6. Urethane foam (house construction materials only); 
7. Air duster (except for products required non-flammable use). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Legislation of the 
Cabinet Order under the Act on Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons 
(1 page, 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 column 4 must satisfy, and the fiscal year 
targets by which the above GWP targets must be satisfied.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To rationalize the use (reduction) of fluorocarbons by promoting the conversion from the 
current designated products in which fluorocarbons are used into non-fluorocarbons or low-GWP products and by promoting the dissemination thereof.  G/TBT/N/JPN/460 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Act on the Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons, etc. (Act No. 39 
of 2001); 
 This revision is to be publicised 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 http://www.meti.go.jp/committee/sa
nkoushin/seizou/kagaku/freon_wg2/pdf/006_04_00.pdf  (in Japanese) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Autumn 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force:   April 2015   
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from  notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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