Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Japan - High pressure gas containers for hydrofluorocarbon - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 2 March 2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Japan.

 

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Title: Revision to the Regulation on Safety of Containers of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) under the High Pressure Gas Safety Act

 

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Notified measure enters into force - date: 29 January 2023

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Description: The High Pressure Gas SafetyAct

The revision to the Regulation on Safety of Containers under the High Pressure Gas Safety Act was published on 29 July 2022. This revision entered into force on 29 January 2023.

This Regulation includes the provisions of a new category of the high-pressure-gas containers for hydrofluorocarbon, etc.

The text of the revision of the Regulation is available on the following website in Japanese.

- Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 63 of July 29, 2022

https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/safety_security/industrial_safety/sangyo/hipregas/files/20220802_hg_1.pdf

·        The full text of the Regulation

https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=341M50000400050

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