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容器包装に係る分別収集及び再商品化の促進等に関する法律第二条第十項第一号に規定する委託の範囲を定める省令
- Jurisdiction:
- Japan
- Type:
- EPR · Labeling
- Last action:
- Dec 14, 1995
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Confirm your obligations with Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association (JCPRA) and track its implementing rules
Applies toA business operator who, in the course of its business, delegates to a third party (i.e., a party other than itself) the act of manufacturing or importing specified containers used for the products it sells, where such…
Obligations under this law
- ·A business operator that delegates manufacturing or importation of specified containers to a third party — while providing instructions on material, structure, or use of its own trademark — is treated as a covered producer (特定事業者) under Article 2, Paragraph 10, Item 1 of the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law and is subject to the recycling obligations applicable to such producers.
No designated program action is recorded for this measure yet — treat the above as the general obligation and verify against the source text.
Ministerial ordinance defining the scope of delegation under Japan's Container and Packaging Recycling Law (1995), clarifying producer responsibility for container manufacturing/import with material and structural specifications—a foundational EPR administrative measure.
Covered Products
- ·特定容器 (specified containers) used for products sold by businesses — including containers manufactured or imported by third parties under delegation
Producer Obligations
- ·A business operator that delegates manufacturing or importation of specified containers to a third party — while providing instructions on material, structure, or use of its own trademark — is treated as a covered producer (特定事業者) under Article 2, Paragraph 10, Item 1 of the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law and is subject to the recycling obligations applicable to such producers.
Key Deadlines
Dec 15, 1995compliance: Initial enforcement date of the ministerial ordinance, coinciding with the enforcement date of the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law (Act No. 112 of 1995).
Apr 1, 1997compliance: Amended ordinance provisions take effect.
Producer Definition
A business operator who, in the course of its business, delegates to a third party (i.e., a party other than itself) the act of manufacturing or importing specified containers used for the products it sells, where such delegation includes instructions regarding the material, structure, or use of the business's own trademark on those containers.
Preemption Notes
This is a national ministerial ordinance (省令) issued under a national statute; it defines the scope of delegation arrangements that trigger producer obligations under the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law. No sub-national preemption issues identified.
Tracking dates like these across a whole portfolio of jurisdictions is what Upcoming Deadlines does.
Full bill text
容器包装に係る分別収集及び再商品化の促進等に関する法律第二条第十項第一号に規定する委託の範囲を定める省令 容器包装に係る分別収集及び再商品化の促進等に関する法律（平成七年法律第百十二号）第二条第十項第一号の規定に基づき、容器包装に係る分別収集及び再商品化の促進等に関する法律第二条第十項第一号に規定する委託の範囲を定める省令を次のように定める。 容器包装に係る分別収集及び再商品化の促進等に関する法律（平成七年法律第百十二号）第二条第十項第一号の主務省令で定める委託は、その事業において、その販売する商品について特定容器を用いる事業者以外の者が行う特定容器を製造し、又は輸入する行為の委託であって、当該特定容器の素材、構造、自己の商標の使用等に関する指示が行われているものとする。 附 則 この省令は、容器包装に係る分別収集及び再商品化の促進等に関する法律の施行の日（平成七年十二月十五日）から施行する。 附 則 この省令は、平成九年四月一日から施行する。
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