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30 September 2022  
(22-7372) 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:   
Consumer Affairs Agency  
Name and address (including telephone 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Air 
conditioners (limited to those with a combined rated motor power consumption of 3 
kilowatts or less, if the unit contains and electric heating device, the combined rated 
motor power consumption of 5 kilowatts or less, and excluding spot cooler and those th at 
use a thermoelectric element.)  
Ventilation fans (limited to those that have propeller -shaped blades)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Partial Revision 
to the Electrical Appliances and Apparatus Quality Labeling Regula tion 
6. Description of content:  The proposed partial revision of the Electrical Appliances and 
Apparatus Quality Labeling Regulation includes following changes:  
(1) To change labeling class of classification names for Air conditioners.  
(2) JIS B 8615 -1: 2013 (Ductless Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps - Performance Tests 
and Ratings), and JIS C 9612: 2013 (Room Air Conditioners) shall be used for measuring 
cooling and heating capacity and cooling and heating power consumption.  
(3) To change airflow labeling from "in cubic meter per minute units" to "in cubic meter 
per hour units" for Ventilation fans.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To provide consumers with more accurate quality information for their 
choice.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Electrical Appliances and Apparatus Quality Labeling Regulation (Public Notice of the 
Consumer Affairs Agency No. 6 of March 30, 2017)  
https://www.caa.go.jp/policies/policy/representation/household_goods/law/law_06/  G/TBT/N/JPN/747  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  This revision is to be publicised in the Official Government 
Gazette "KANPO" when adopted.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined This revision is to be publicised 
in the Official Government Gazette "KANPO" when adopted.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Japan Enquiry Point  
International Trade Division  
Economic Affairs Bureau  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Fax: (+81 3) 5501 8343  
E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/JPN/22_6664_00_e.pdf  
 