GPA/37/Add.12
9 April 2015
(15-1945)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English
 
NOTIFICATION OF NATIONAL IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION 
COMMUNICATION FROM JAPAN PU RSUANT TO ARTICLE XXIV:5(b)1 OF THE GPA (1994)  
AND ARTICLE XXII:52 OF THE REVISED GPA  
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 9 April 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan. 
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Pursuant to Article XXIV: 5(b) of the 1994 WTO Agreement on Government Procurement and 
Article XXII:5 of the Revised Agreement on Gove rnment Procurement, the Government of Japan 
wishes to inform the Committee on Government Procurement of the following.3 
 
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NOTIFICATION OF THE REVISION TO THE "B ASIC POLICY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE 
PROCUREMENT OF ECO-FRIENDLY GOODS AND SERVICES" UNDER THE "LAW 
CONCERNING THE PROMOTION OF THE PROCUREMENT OF  
ECO-FRIENDLY GOODS AND SERVICES BY THE STATE  
AND OTHER ENTITIES" 
 
1. Agency responsible:  
Ministry of the Environment 
  2. Description of the revision of the Basic Policy: 
 
The original "Basic Policy for the Promotion of the Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services" (hereinafter referred to as "Basic Policy") was adopted by cabinet decision in 
February 2001 (partially revised in February 2014)  based on the "Law Concerning the Promotion of 
the Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Servic es by the State and Other Entities" which went 
into effect in January 2001. In February 2015, concerning designated procurement items under 
                                               
1 Article XXIV:5(b) of the GPA 1994 reads as follows: National Legislation "(b) Each Party shall inform 
the Committee of any changes in its laws  and regulations relevant to this Agreement and in the administration 
of such laws and regulations." 
2 Article XXII:5 of the Revised GPA reads as follows : Domestic legislation  "Each Party shall inform the 
Committee of any changes to its laws and regulations relevant to this Agreement and in the administration of such laws and regulations." 
3 Previous notifications of Japan' s implementing legislation were made in GPA/37, dated 20 June 2000; 
GPA/67, dated 15 April 2002; GPA/37/Add.1, dated 7 April 2004, GPA/37/Add.2, dated 21 March 2005; 
GPA/37/Add.3, dated 15 March 2006; GPA/37/Add.4, dated 13 March 2007; GPA/37/Add.5, dated 1 April 2008; GPA/99, dated 2 June 2009; GPA/99/Add.1, dated 23 July 2009; GPA/37/Add.6, dated 23 July 
2009; GPA/99/Add.2, dated 31 May 2010; GPA/37/Add.7, dated 6 July 2010; GPA/37/Add.8, dated 
13 April 2011; GPA/37/Add.9, dated 16 April 2012; GPA/99/Add.3, dated 10 April 2013; GPA/37/Add.10, dated 10 April 2013; GPA/99/Add.4, dated 15 April 2014; and GPA/37/Add.11, dated 15 April 2014. GPA/37/Add.12 
 
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  the Basic Policy, the addition of 3 items and revisi on of the evaluation criteria and/or factors for 
consideration for 47 items were adopted by the cabinet decision.  The text of the revised Basic Policy is available at the website of the Mini stry of the Environment 
below. 
 http://www.env.go.jp/policy/hozen/green/g-law/index.html  (in Japanese) 
http://www.env.go.jp/en/law s/policy/green/index.html  (in English) 
 
 3.  Starting date of procurement based on the revised Basic Policy: 
 
1 April 2015 
 
 
4.  Inquiry point: 
 Environment and Economy Division,  Integrated Environmental Policy Bureau,  
Ministry of the Environment 
Telephone:  +(81 3) 5521-8229   Fax:   +(81 3) 3580-9568 
 
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