Cabinet Approves the Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses and the Cabinet Order for the Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders and Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses

Outline of the Cabinet Orders

(1) Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses

The enforcement date for the CCS Business Act is set as May 22, 2026.

(2) Cabinet Order for the Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders and Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses

1) Partial amendment of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses 

The amended order stipulates that the concentration of carbon dioxide to be stored in reservoirs in marine areas must be 99% or higher, and that it may be reduced to less than 99% if impurities other than carbon dioxide meet the standards set by the ordinances of the competent ministries (the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment) as having little impact on the marine environment.

2) Partial amendment to the Cabinet Order concerning the registration of exploratory drilling rights as stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 8 of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses

The title is amended to the Cabinet Order Concerning Registration of Storage Rights and Exploratory Drilling Rights and the amended order stipulates the matters to be registered in the storage rights registry for storage rights and mortgages established on storage rights, and the registration procedures.

Other relevant cabinet orders are also amended.

Related Materials （in Japanese）

Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses

• Summary(PDF:55KB)
• Bill for the Cabinet Order and reasons(PDF:42KB)
• Summary of the act(PDF:252KB)

Cabinet Order for the Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders and Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses

• Summary(PDF:101KB)
• Bill for the Cabinet Order and reasons(PDF:152KB)
• Comparison of the prior and revised provisions(PDF:223KB)

Related Links

• Cabinet Approves the Bill for the Act on Promotion of Supply and Utilization of Low-Carbon Hydrogen and its Derivatives for Smooth Transition to a Decarbonized, Growth-Oriented Economic Structure and the Bill for the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses (February 13, 2024)
• Cabinet Approves the Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of Part of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses and the Cabinet Order for Stipulating Corporations as Stipulated in Article 5, Paragraph 1, Item 2-2 of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses (July 23, 2024)（in Japanese）
• Cabinet Approves the Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of Part of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses; the Cabinet Order Concerning the Registration of Exploratory Drilling Rights as Stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 8 of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses; and the Cabinet Order for the Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders Accompanying the Enforcement of Part of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses (October 29, 2024)（in Japanese）
• Information on the CCS Business Act（in Japanese）

Division in Charge

Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Policy Office, Carbon Management Division, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy