G/TBT/N/JPN/466  
 
16 September 2014  
(14-5149)  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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Sash, frames and 
glazing. (HS:7610.10,3925.20,7008.00)  - Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds 
for doors (HS 392520), Multiple- Walled insula ting units of glass. (HS 7008), - Doors, 
windows and their frames and thresholds for doors (HS 761010) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Revision to 
Enforcement Ordinance and Regulation for the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, and 
development of Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) (1 page, 
in English).     
6. Description of content: Development of the standards of judgement under the Act on the 
Rational Use of Energy, the target fiscal ye ar for meeting the standard, the standard  
insulating performance and labelling requirement.  
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 building materials with high insulating performance, which could 
contribute to cope with the recent increase of energy consumption in 
commercial/residential sectors, and 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 Offi cial Government Gazette "KAMPO" when adopted; 
http://www.meti.go.jp/c ommittee/gizi _8/19.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/466 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Around the end of November of 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force: Around the end of November of 2014 
The target fiscal year for meeting the standard: FY2022 
Labelling requirement : After a certain period of grace  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days after the date of circulation  
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  
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