G/TBT/N/JPN/512  
 
4 January 2016  
(16-0020)  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) and Ministry of Land, 
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) 
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): 
 Passenger vehicles with a capacity of 9 passengers or less that are fuelled with 
gasoline, diesel oil or liquefied petroleum gas 
 Passenger vehicles with a capacity of 10 passengers or more (gross vehicle weight 
of 3.5 tons or less) that are fuelled with gasoline, diesel oil or liquefied petroleum 
gas (except passenger vehicles with a capacity of 11 passengers or more that are 
fuelled with liquefied petroleum gas) 
 Commercial vehicles with gross vehicle weight of 3.5 tons or less, that are fuelled 
with gasoline or diesel oil 
 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver 
(HS: 8702), Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars. (HS: 8703), Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (HS: 8704) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Revision to 
Ministerial Ordinance and Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) 
and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for the Act on the 
Rational Use of Energy (2  pages, in English)  
6. Description of content: With regard to the fuel efficiency test method for achievement 
judgment of energy efficiency standards for vehicle, in addition to existing fuel efficiency test method (JC08 fuel efficiency test), WLTP (Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test 
Procedure which was established in the United Nations) fuel efficiency test will be able to be 
used.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To promote rationalization of overall energy consumption in Japan through 
popularization of machineries and equipment wi th high energy consumption efficiency, in 
order to cope with the recent increase of energy consumption in transport sector, global 
warming problem and so forth.  
Protection of the environment G/TBT/N/JPN/512 
 
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  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 =620115029&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  
http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmld ata/S54/S54F03801000074.html   
9. Proposed date of adoption: Around spring 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: Around spring 2016 / Labelling requirement: after a 
certain period of grace / (Note) Target fiscal years remain the same as the current target 
years, Passenger vehicle : FY2015 and FY2020, Commercial vehicle: FY2015 and FY 2022   
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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