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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/JPN/819

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Title

Revision of the “Enforcement Order of the Act on Preventing Mercury Pollution of the Environment”

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Other (TBT)

Product Covered

Specified mercury-using products listed below:Specified mercury-using productsEntry DateButton zinc silver oxide batteries with a mercury content [1]and button zinc air batteries with a mercury content 1.1.2026Compact fluorescent lamps with an integrated ballast (CFL.i) for general lighting purposes that are ≤ 30 watts with a mercury content not exceeding 5 mg per lamp burner1.1.2026Cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) and external electrode fluorescent lamps (EEFL) of all lengths for electronic displays, not included in the listing directly below._x000D_
(a) short length (≤ 500 mm) with mercury content exceeding 3.5 mg per lamp_x000D_
(b) medium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1 500 mm) with mercury content exceeding 5 mg per lamp_x000D_
(c) long length (> 1500 mm) with mercury content exceeding 13 mg per lamp1.1.2026The following electrical and electronic measuring devices, except those installed in large-scale equipment or those used for high precision measurement, where no suitable mercury- free alternative is available:_x000D_
(a) Melt pressure transducers, melt pressure transmitters and melt pressure sensors1.1.2026Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) for general lighting purposes that are > 30 watts1.1.2027Compact fluorescent lamps with a non-integrated ballast (CFL.ni) for general lighting purposes that are ≤ 30 watts with a mercury content not exceeding 5 mg per lamp burner1.1.2027Linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs) for general lighting purposes:_x000D_
(a) Halophosphate phosphor ≤ 40 watts with a mercury content not exceeding 10 mg per lamp_x000D_
(b) Halophosphate phosphor > 40 watts1.1.2027Non-linear fluorescent lamps (NFLs) (e.g., U-bend and circular) for general lighting purposes:_x000D_
(b) Halophosphate phosphor, all wattages1.1.2027Linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs) for general lighting purposes:_x000D_
(a) Triband phosphor 1.1.2028Non-linear fluorescent lamps (NFLs) (e.g., U-bend and circular) for general lighting purposes:(a) Triband phosphor, all wattages1.1.2028[1] “silver oxide batteries (limited to those with a mercury content of less than one percent by weight that are button batteries)” are already Specified Mercury-using Products on the Enforcement Order (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4280

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HSCODE

280540 - Mercury

ICSCODE

29.140.30 - Fluorescent lamps. Discharge lamps; 29.220 - Galvanic cells and batteries; 71.060.10 - Chemical elements

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Description

Based on Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Preventing Mercury Pollution of the Environment, the above products will be designated as specified mercury-using products whose manufacture is particularly in need of regulation. Their usage as components in the manufacture of other products will also be regulated.

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