G/TBT/N/JPN/435  
 
16 July 2013  
(13-3813)  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): Self-
ballasted LED-lamps for general lighting services by voltage more than 50 V; Other electric lamps and lighting fittings (HS 940540) 
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:  Protection of the environment;  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 Governme nt Gazette "KAMPO" when adopted. 
http://www.meti.go.jp/committee/sougouener gy/shoene_shinene/s ho_ene/shomeikigu/
pdf/001_05_00.pdf  (in Japanese) 
http://www.meti.go.jp/committee/sougouener gy/shoene_shinene/s ho_ene/shomeikigu/
001_haifu.html  (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   G/TBT/N/JPN/435 
 
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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: FY2017 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification 
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:   
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  Email: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
And 
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