The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
1.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Japan Refrigeration and Air conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) and its member companies represent the interests of producers and developers of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment. 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 members 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.
EU Legislative Interests
JRAIA was previously registered in the EU Transparency Register (50134607288-38) from 2011 to 2022 and contributed as a Type C member for X03338 Consultation Forum according to Art.23 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases. JRAIA aims to promote and improve production, distribution and utilization of refrigeration, air conditioners and heat pumps 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 environment 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 the EU and supply sufficient technical information of Japan.
Communication Activities
The International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology to be held every two years since 1994.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EPEE : JRAIA is an associate member of EPEE. Major JRAIA member companies are also member of EPEE, but some of them do not have technical representation in Europe. So, JRAIA sometimes provides consolidated technical options 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 issues relate to the product. JRAIA representatives attend such meetings. ICARHMA : ICARHMA is a council of refrigeration, air conditioning and heating industry associations of countries in the world. The secretary is AHRI of the US. JRAIA is one of key members. Current members are AHRI(US), HRAI(Canada), EUROVENT and EPEE(Europe), ACAIRE(Colombia), ABRAVA(Brazil), RAMA(India), CRAA(China), KRAIA(South Korea), AREMA(Australia) and JRAIA. EUROVENT : Some of JRAIA member companies are also member of EUROVENT. As EUROVENT is the counter part of JRAIA in the EU, so mutual collaborating relationship is provided in some extent.
Organisation Members
Key member companies in JRAIA's committees/working groups dealing with European regulations. - Daikin Industries, Ltd. - Fujitsu General Ltd. - Bosch Home Comfort Japan, Inc. - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. - Panasonic Corporation
Additional Information
Financial year 2024 (April 2024-March 2025) Total of estimated cost : 666,502,980 Yen This converted to 3,948,009 Euro (168.82 Yen/Euro) Outline of contents in JPY Direct expence of JRAIA EU specific expence : 14,947,922 Yen Estimated cost in member companies : 631,763 Yen General outline account data of JRAIA is available on the following webpage, but only in Japanese version. Cost for the EU activities is included in the data, bute it is not separately published. https://www.jraia.or.jp/outline/file/2024_report_new.pdf
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.