Standards and Codes on HPMP in Japan
Regional Technical Meeting on Codesand Standards
In relation to the Montreal Protocol
in Dubai, UAE(27th-28th Oct. 2015)

Tetsuji OKADAThe Japan Refrigeration and AirConditioning Industry Association(JRAIA)

Who is JRAIA?
<The Japan Refrigeration and Air conditioning Industry Association>• Established in 1949.
• 159 members companies (as of 1st of Oct. 2015)
including the associate members.
• The business fields of the member companies:-Air conditioning (domestic, commercial, automotive)-Refrigeration(commercial, industrial)-Ventilation-Chiller-Heat pump system(HP water heaters)-Refrigerants-Parts

Ozone Layer Protection and Global Warming Issue in Japan
Ozone Layer Protection
Montreal Protocol Ratification in 09/1988

CFCs,HCFCs Phase down
Ban on production andimport-“the Ozone Layer
Protection Act”
in 05/1988

Global Warming Countermeasure
Kyoto Protocol Ratification in 06/2002

Recovery CFCs, HCFCs
from Products

Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Emission-“Fluorocarbons Recoveryand Destruction Law”
in 04/2002-”Home Appliances
Recycling Law”
in 04/2001-”Automobile
Recycling Law”
in 1/2005-“Outline for Promotion
Effects to Prevent GlobalWarming”
in 05/2002-”Kyoto Protocol Target
Achievement Plan”
in 04/2005

1988

2001 2002

Timeline of Legislations in Japan

2015

Ozone Layer Protection Law•Regulation of Producing CFCs, HCFCs ( No exception)

Home Appliances Recycling Law•Recovery of Refrigerants ofDomestic Refrigerators and Air Conditioners•Recovery of Freon in Insulation of Domestic Refrigerators(2003-)

PRTR Act•Amount of Chemical Substance to be notified
CFCs and HCFCs are included in Target

Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law
Recovery of Refrigerants in•Commercial Refrigerators and Air Conditioners•Mobile Air Conditioners

Act on Rational Use & Proper
Revised 04/2015 Management of Fluorocarbons

Scheme(abstract) of the Fluorocarbons Recovery andDestruction Law
MaintenanceAgent

To have the registration
Owner
To issue and keep the confirmation

Gases
Confm.
FeeRecycle

Gases

Dismantler
Confm.
Recycler
Gases
DestructorFee
To keep the confirmation andthe certification

Cert.

To report the record to the local governor
Fee
To report the record of destruction to Ministry

Scheme( abstract ) of the Home appliance Recycling Law

Owner

Fee

Equip.

manifestTo collect and transfer equipment(gases)

RetailerEquip.

To pay the feeFeeMunicipality

To secure reliable transportation

DesignatedCollection Site
EquipFee.
Manufacturer
Designated corporation

manifest

To collect and recycle equipment(gases)
Municipality

To monitor implementation

Amount of Recovery in each Sector
Home Appliance
Recycling Law

Fluorocarbons Recoveryand Destruction Law

Automobile
Recycling Law

5000
4500
772
708

4000
636
3500

638
389

3000
2500

2298

2541

995

1122

1044

2120
1958

2000

1889

1500
1000
0500
0

807

860

467
0
2000

Rerigerator

136

234

287

311

311

298

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Air Conditioner

Commercial Ref. and ACMobile ACRefrigerant stock in Japan• Future Possibility of HFCs Emissions (increasing rapidly)
500
ＨＣＦＣ

ＣＦＣ

Market Stock of Refrigerants（Estimates in BAU）

ＨＦＣ

450

Refrigerant stock（CO2 equivalent）million tons

400
350
300
250

HFCs
Specified CFCs
（Ozone depletion）（Production regulated by the Ozone Law）

200
150
100
500
1995

2000

2005

2010

2015
Source: METI

2020

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Scope of “Act on Rational Use & Proper Management of Fluorocarbons”
 To address issues throughout the lifecycle of fluorocarbons

 Act was entered into force on 1st of April 2015.

再生品Equipment manufacturer
containing HFCs(1)PhaseDown of HFCs

Manufacturerof HFCs
Ｐ低ＧＷ

Low GWP
Or NR

再生品(2)Promotionof Alternatives

Low GWP
ProductsHFCs

Reuse(promotion ofrecovery)
Destruction
Required(3)Containment
from commercialequipment(5)Proper Reduction
and Destruction

User of equipment
Super market

Check oflealage

maintenanceApproved Destructor,Recycler

Registered Servicer

Report ofleakage

Report ofrefilled amount(4)Proper maintenance and recovery

Scope of “Act on Rational Use & Proper Management ofFluorocarbons”

WhoWhat to do

Refrigerant Manufacturer, ImporterTo report the results
To make a reduction plan

Equipment Manufacturer, Importer

To develop the products to fit thetarget index of GWP till the target year

User

To inspect his own equipment and tokeep the data of the inspection

Installer, maintenance person

To get the certification, to report therecord of the amount of the leakage ofrefrigerant

Destructor, recycler

To get the approvalThank you for your kind attention.