G/TBT/N/JPN/514  
 
22 January 2016  
(16-0479)  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): "Internally-located 
closed type showcase" and "internally-located open type showcase" specified in JIS B 8631-2 (freezing / refrigerating showcase – second part: classification, structure, characteristics and test condition): 2011 (hereinaft er referred to as "JIS B 8631-2"). The measuring method of 
energy consumption efficiency of those internally-located showcases has been established.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Revision to 
Enforcement order, Enforcement regulation and establishment of Notification of the Ministry 
of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the Act on the Rational Use of Energy (2 pages, 
in English)  
6. Description of content: Under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, the new energy 
efficiency standards are established for showcases in the aim of improvement of their energy 
saving performance. The productscope, the measurement method of energy consumption 
efficiency, standard method and labelling requirementand so on will be established.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To promote rationalization of overall energy consumption in Japan through 
prevalence of machinery and equipment with hi gh energy consumption efficiency, in order 
to cope with the recent increase of energy consumption in commercial / residential sector, 
global warning problem and so on. 
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://search.e-
gov.go.jp/servlet/Public?CLASSNAM E=PCMMSTDETAIL&id =620115028&Mode=0  (in 
Japanese) 
Laws before amendment are available at the following site (in Japanese): 
http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htm ldata/S54/S54HO049.html  
http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htm ldata/S54/S54SE267.html  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: FY 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: FY 2016,The target fiscal year for meeting the 
standard: FY 2020 / Labelling requirement: after a certain period of grace  
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  E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp   
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