G/TBT/N/JPN/424  
 
24 April 2013  
(13-2175)  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 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable):  Three-
phase induction motor having a rated output between 0.75kW and 375kW  
(HS: 8501.51,8501.52, 8501.53). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision of the 
Ministerial Ordinance and Regulation for the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, and establishment of Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) 
 
(1 page, in English). 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the standards of judgement under the Act on the 
Rational Use of Energy, the target fiscal year for meeting the standard, and the standard 
energy consumption (the energy consumption efficiency) of the products listed in column 4. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To promote the rationalization of overall energy consumption in Japan 
through popularization of machineries and equipment with high energy consumption 
efficiency, which could contribute to cope with the recent increase of energy consumption 
in commercial/residential sector, with the global warming problem and so forth.  
8. Relevant documents:   The Act on the Rational Use of Energy; This revision is to be 
publicised in the Official Government Gazette "KAMPO" when adopted: 
http://www.meti.go.jp/commi ttee/sougouenergy/shou_ener gy_kijun/sansou_yudou/pdf/0
02_04_01.pdf  (in Japanese) 
http://www.meti.go.jp/commi ttee/sougouenergy/shou_ener gy_kijun/sansou_yudou/0 
02_haifu.html (in Japanese) 
Laws before amendment 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    G/TBT/N/JPN/424 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Autumn  in 2013 The target fiscal year for meeting the standard: FY2015 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the da te of circulation  
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Japan Enquiry Point 
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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