G/TBT/N/JPN/619  
 
31 January 2019  
(19-0530) 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): Computers 
(HS: 8471.30, 8471.41, 8471.49, 8471.50)  
Other digital automatic data processing machines: (HS 84714), - Portable digital 
automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least 
a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (HS 847130), - Digital processing 
units, other than those of subheading 8471.41 or 8471.49, wheth er or not containing in 
the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, 
output units (HS 847150). Microprocessor systems (ICS 35.160).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Revision to 
Notifications of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the Act on the 
Rational Use of Energy (4 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: As the revision of the standards for judgement under the Act 
on the Rational Use of Energy, review energy consumption efficiency (fuel efficiency) 
standard for target fiscal year, measurement method, labelling requirement, etc. of the 
products listed in column 4.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of the environment; Other; To promote rationalization of overall 
energy consumption in Japan through popularization of machineries and equipments with 
high energy  consumption efficiency, in order to cope with the recent increase of energy 
consumption, global warming problem and so forth.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Act on the Rational Use of Energy;  
http://elaws.e -
gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=354AC00000
00049  
• The Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Ra tional Use of Energy;  G/TBT/N/JPN/619  
 
- 2 - 
 
  http://elaws.e -
gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=354CO00000
00267  
• The Ordinance of t he Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for Enforcement 
of the Act on the Rational Use of Energy;  
http://elaws.e -
gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=354M500004
00074  
• This revision is to be published in the Official Government Gazette "Kanpo" 
when adopted.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Around Spring of 2019  
Proposed date of en try into force:  Around Spring of 2019  
Target fiscal year for meeting the standard is set to be FY2021 for server -type 
computers, and FY2022 for client -type computers.  
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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