1. In response to the Chair’s work plan provided on 2 October 2009, Japan hereby submits its proposal on attached product list for environmental goods and services to the Committee on Trade and Environment Special Session (CTESS). This list complements the preceding proposal from Japan (TN/TE/W/75), submitted to the CTESS on 27 November 2009, and identifies specific tariff lines coded by the six-digit Harmonized System (HS) 2002 and product description of energy efficient goods by ex-outing from corresponding tariff lines, all of which fall into the eleven criteria illustrated in the previous proposal.
2. In addition, this proposal lays out draft technological and functional standards and implementation method to identify energy efficient goods at custom authorities, in order to serve as a basis for future discussion to establish harmonized "Energy Efficient Standards" among Member countries. In parallel with the debate on product coverage for environmental goods and services, Japan expects that elaborated works to create the Standard and implementation scheme to be undertaken in the CTESS would lead to the spread of energy efficient products certified under a single standard for energy efficiency, which would contribute to the mitigation of the climate change.