Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2014
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Act
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
Oil
Issued by: 
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Notes: 
Bilngual document
Overall Summary: 
The Act on the Quality Control of Gasoline and Other Fuels (Act No. 88 of 1976) aims to implement the measures necessary for the sale, of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, which are petroleum products closely related to the lives of the people, in order to ensure the stable supply of the products at a proper level of quality and thereby contribute to protecting the interests of consumers, while implementing the measures necessary to ensure the proper execution of international commitments concerning the prevention of marine pollution and other problems in connection with heavy oil.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Article 3 A person intending to engage in gasoline distribution business must become registered with the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Article 4 (1) A person intending to become registered as prescribed in the preceding Article must submit to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry a written application [...] (2) A written business plan stating the date for the commencement of business at each gasoline-filling station and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as well as the documents specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, must be attached to the written application set forth in the preceding paragraph.