GPA/99/Add.5  
 
3 April  2017 
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Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF NATI ONAL IMPLEMENTING LE GISLATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM J APAN PURSUANT TO ART ICLE XXIV:5( b)1 OF THE GPA (1994)  
AND ARTICLE XXII:52 OF THE REVISED GPA   
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 29 March 2017, is being circulated at the reque st of the 
Delegation of Japan.  
 
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Pursuant to Article XXIV, paragraph 5(b) of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement, 
done at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994 and Article XXII, paragraph 5 of the Revised Agreement on 
Government Procurement, done at Geneva on 30 March 2012, 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 "BASIC POLICY FOR PROMOTION OF 
CONTRACTS CONSIDERIN G REDUCTION OF EMIS SIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND 
OTHERS BY THE STATE AND OTHER ENTITIES " (HEREINAFTER REFERRE D TO AS "BASIC 
POLICY ") UNDER  THE "ACT ON PROMOTION OF CONTRACTS OF THE STA TE AND OTHER 
ENTITIES, WHICH SHOW  CONSIDERATION FOR RE DUCTION OF EMISSIONS  OF 
GREENHOUSE GA SES, ETC. " (HEREINAFTER REFERRE D TO AS "ACT") 
1.  Competent authority:  
Ministry of the Environment  
 
2.  Description of the revision of the Basic Policy:  
The original Basic Policy was adopted by the cabinet decision in December 2007, based on the Act 
which went int o effect in November 2007. In February 2017, the revision of the Basic Policy for the 
                                                
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 ad ministration 
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 o f 
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 Mar ch 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 20 09; 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, dat ed 
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; GPA/37/Add.11, dated 15 April 2014; GPA/37/Add.12, 
dated 9 April 2015 ; GPA/37/Add.13, dated  14 Ju ly 2016 ; and GPA/37/Add.14, dated 3 April 2017 . GPA/99/Add.5  
 
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  basic matters concerning contracts related to the supply of electricity was adopted by the cabinet 
decision.  
 
The text of the revised Basic Policy is available at the we bsite of the Min istry of the Environment 
below:  
http://www.env.go.jp/policy/ga/index.html  (in Japanese)  
http://www.env.go.jp/ en/laws/policy/green/contract.html  (in English)  
 
3.  Starting date of procurement based on the revised Basic Policy:  
1 April 2017 
 
4.  Contact information:  
Environment and Economy Division  
Environmental Policy Bureau   
Ministry of the Environment  
Telephone:  + (81 3) 5521 -8229  
Fax:   + (81 3) 3580 -9568 
 
 
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