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Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Apr 2020 - Mar 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA)
EU Transparency Register
50134607288-38 First registered on 29 Nov 2011
Goals / Remit
The Japan Refrigeration and Air conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) and its member companies represent the interests of producers and developers of air conditioning, refrigeration equipment, and heat pumps. The products have in common that they rely on refrigerants to transfer heat and cold.
They play an essential role in food preservation, retail, quality of life and work, and in enabling sometimes difficult industrial and digital processes under controlled circumstances.
JRAIA and its member companies have been present and active in Europe for several decades. We are committed to the Single Market, and to a fully sustainable future. That is why we have pro-actively and constructively contributed to phasing down use of refrigerants with a high global warming potential, and continue to do so. We are investing significant and increasing resources into low-GWP alternatives.
JRAIA and its representative office in Brussels (JROAME) participate in and contribute to EU level (...)Main EU files targeted
JRAIA aims to promote and improve production, distribution and utilization of air conditioners, heat pumps and refrigeration equipment and their applied products, as well as auxiliary devices and components, automatic controls and accessories, and thereby contribute globally to the steady development of RACHP industry and improvement in people's quality of life.
Europe takes leading role of environmental regulations in the world, so air conditioners are also in the scope of such advanced environmental regulations. In order to get timely regulatory information of EU and supply sufficient technical information of Japan, JROAME was established in Brussels.Address
Head Office
Kikai Shinko Bldg. 201 Shibakoen, 3-5-8 Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0011
JAPANEU Office
Kikai Shinko Bldg. 201 Shibakoen, 3-5-8 Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0011
JAPANWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Jan 2025
Name Start date End Date Mr Hideaki KASAHARA 13 Mar 2020 13 Mar 2021 Complementary Information
Two staffs of JRAIA are working mainly for European regulations. One staff is working partially.
There are several committees or working groups in JRAIA dealing with European regulations.
Steering Committee
European AC regulation committee
F-gas WG
ErP ENER Lot 10 Revision WG
ErP ENER Lot 1&2 Revision WG
ErP ENTR Lot 6/ENER Lot 21 WG
ErP ENER Lot33 WG
CEN/TC113 WG
Environmental Planning Committee
Interface Committee
Heat and Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment Committee
Steering committee meets three times a year for 2 hours each, but other committee and WGs meet basically every 2-3 months for 4 hours for each. Around 10 members are in a committee or WG. This gives 3 times*2 hours*10members+6 times*10members*6 groups*4 hours=1500 man hour.
Traveling for meeting and the home work time probably double this. So, additionally one person equivalent is working for this issue.Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
EPEE: JRAIA is associate member of EPEE. Major JRAIA companies are also member of EPEE, but most of them do not have technical representation in Europe. So, JRAIA sometimes provides consolidated technical opinions of member companies of JRAIA for EPEE.
JBCE: Most of major JRAIA member companies in Europe are member of JBCE. JBCE has air conditioning WG to discuss these issues. JRAIA representatives attend such meeting.
ICARHMA: ICARHMA is council of Refrigeration, air conditioning and heating industry associations of countries in the world. AHRI of the USA is secretary. JRAIA is one of key members. Current members are AHRI(USA), HRAI(Canada), EUROVENT and EPEE(Europe), ABRAVA(Brazil), CRAA(China), KRAIA(South Korea), AREMA(Australia), RAMA(India), ACAIRE(Colombia) and JRAIA
EUROVENT: Some of JRAIA members are also member of EUROVENT. As EUROVENT is the counter part of JRAIA in EU, so mutual collaborating relationship is provided in some extent.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Apr 2020 - Mar 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
182,716€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
Financial year 2020 (April 2020-March 2021)
Total of estimated cost: 611.270.532 Yen
This is converted to 5.093.921 Euro (120 Ten/Euro)
Outline of contents in JPY
Direct expence of JRAIA
EU specific expence: 12.988.607 Yen
Estimated cost in member companies 20.130.000 Yen
General outline account data of JRAIA is abailable on the following webpage, but only in Japnese is available. Cost for the EU activity is included in the data, but it is not separately published.
https://www.jraia.or.jp/outline/report/2020_hohkoku.pdf
Pollet Environmental Consulting (ID.17757491196-49) is one of intermediaries for our activities in the EU.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Consultation Forum according to Art. 23 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases#X03338#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3338 #Member #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
The International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology to be held every two years since 1994.
Other activities
ErP ENER Lot 10
ErP ENER Lot 1&2
ErP ENTR Lot 6/ENER Lot 21
ErP ENER Lot 11(Fans)
ErP ENER Lot 12
ErP ENER Lot 30
ErP ENER Lot 33
ErP ENER Lot 38
ErP ENER Lot 39
ErP ENTR Lot 1
ErP GROW Lot 6
F-gas/ODS
RoHS/WEEE/REACH
EPBD/EED/RED
Energy Labelling
Meetings
Meetings
None declared