WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/37/Add.3 
15 March 2006 
 (06-1178) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF NATIONAL IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION 
 
Communication from Japan Pursuant to Article XXIV:5(b)
1 of the GPA  
 
Addendum  
   The following communication, dated 15 March 2006, from the Delegation of Japan is being 
circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement. 
 
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   Pursuant to Article XXIV , paragraph 5(b) of the WT O Agreement on Government 
Procurement, the Government of Japan wishes to  inform the Committee on Government Procurement 
of the following changes in its regulations concerning government procurement.
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NOTIFICATION OF THE PARTIAL REVISION TO THE "BASIC 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 AN D SERVICES BY THE STATE  
AND OTHER ENTITIES" 
  
1. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Environment  
2. Description of the partial revision of the Basic Policy: 
  The original "Basic Policy for the Promotion of the Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and 
Services" based on the "Law Concerning the Promo tion of the Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods 
and Services by the State and Other Entities" (hereina fter referred to as Basic Policy) was adopted by 
a cabinet decision in February 2001 (partially revised  in February 2005).  The revision of the Basic 
Policy, including the addition of 13 designated proc urement items, was adopted by a cabinet decision 
in February 2006.  (A summary of the revision is contained in the Appendix to this document.  The 
                                                     
 
 1 Article XXIV:5(b) reads as follows:  National Legislation " (b) Each Party shall inform the Committee 
of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to th is Agreement and in the administration of such laws and 
regulations." 
2 Previous notifications of Japan's implementing legi slation were made in GPA/37, dated 20 June 2000;  
GPA/67, dated 15 April 2002;  GPA/37/Add.1, dated 7 April 2004;  and GPA/37/Add.2, dated 21 March 2005. GPA/37/Add.3 
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Japanese text of the revised Basic Policy is available on the Ministry of the Environment website as follows:  http://www.env.go.jp/policy/ hozen/green/g-law/index.html.  An English version of the Basic 
Policy will also be available on the website on 20 March 2006.) 
 3. Starting date of procurement based on the revised Basic Policy: 
 
1 April 2006 
 
4. Enquiry 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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APPENDIX 
 
DESIGNATED PROCUREMENT ITEMS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA, ETC. 
 
(SUMMARY) 
 
Addition of Designated Procurement Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 28 February 2006)  Category Designated Procurement 
Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
8 February 2005) 
• denotes newly added 
items 
* denotes revisions on 
existing criteria  New Evaluation 
criteria for the newly 
added items 
Paper 8 items, including computer 
paper (copier paper, diazotype paper), printing 
paper and hygienic paper 
(toilet paper and tissue paper). * Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for a paper to include 
verification of the 
legality of source material for virgin pulp.  
 
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* Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for stationery to include verification of the 
legality of source 
material for virgin pulp and raw materials (wood).  
  
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* Addition, in Evaluation 
Criteria for media cases (CD, FD, MO cases) of bioplastics.  
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Stationery 76 items, including 
mechanical pencils, ball-point pens, scissors, glue, files, binders, desk 
mats, albums, binding 
strings, blackboard erasers and can and bottle squashing devices. 
• Addition of stamp cases, 
seals and key hooks. Percentage of recycled 
content. 
Office 
furniture 10 items, including chairs, 
desks, shelves, coat hangers, umbrella stands and blackboards.  * Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for a paper to include the verification of the legality of source 
material for virgin pulp 
and raw materials (wood).  
  
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* Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for computer monitors to include verified data on 
content of specified 
chemical substances.  
 
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• Addition of multi-media 
storage devices. Resource saving of 
cases. 
Office automation machines 11 items, including copiers, 
computers, printers, facsimiles and computer monitors. 
• Addition of batteries. Durability of batteries. 
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Addition of Designated Procurement Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 28 February 2006)  Category Designated Procurement 
Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
8 February 2005) 
• denotes newly added 
items 
* denotes revisions on 
existing criteria  New Evaluation 
criteria for the newly 
added items 
Home 
electronic appliances Electric refrigerators, 
electric freezers, electric freezer-refrigerators and electric toilet seats. 
 * Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for electric refrigerators to include verified data on 
content of specified 
chemical substances.  
 
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Air conditioners, etc. Air conditioners, gas heat 
pump air conditioners. * Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for air conditioners to include verified data on content of specified 
chemical substances.  
 
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Water heaters, 
etc. Electric hot water supply 
system, gas water heaters, 
oil water heaters, gas cooking appliances.  
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Lighting Fluorescent lighting 
equipment and fluorescent light bulbs. • Addition of various 
bulb-shaped lighting. Energy efficiency and 
rated battery life. 
* Revision of the 
Evaluation emission criteria for low emission 
vehicles.  
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• Addition of tires. Rolling resistance. 
Vehicles, etc. Vehicles (natural gas 
vehicles, hybrid vehicles, etc.) 
Receivers/transmitters for 
Electronic Toll Collection system, receivers for Vehicle Information Communication System. • Addition of engine oil. Biodegradable. 
Fire 
extinguisher Fire extinguisher. ___ ___ 
Uniforms and 
work clothes Uniforms and work clothes. ___ ___ 
Interior 
fixtures and 
bedding 9 items, including carpets, 
curtains, blankets, 
comforters and bed frames. * Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for a 
bed frame to include 
verification of legality of source material for virgin pulp and raw materials (wood).  
 
 
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Other fibre products Tents, tarps and safety nets. ___ ___ 
Work gloves Work gloves. ___ ___ 
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Addition of Designated Procurement Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 28 February 2006)  Category Designated Procurement 
Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
8 February 2005) 
• denotes newly added 
items 
* denotes revisions on 
existing criteria  New Evaluation 
criteria for the newly 
added items 
Facilities Solar power generation 
systems, fuel cells, solar heating systems, composting equipments for 
kitchen garbage.  
 
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Public-works 
projects 1. Materials (44 items, 
including reconstituted 
wood boards, tiles, blended cement, recycled aggregate, base-coating paint, permeable 
concrete, insulated 
windows/doors, automatic faucets, automatically controlled lighting systems and 
fertilizers using sewer 
sludge). 
2. Construction machines 
(low emission machines, low-noise machines). 
3. Construction methods 
(6 methods, including 
recycling treatment of construction sludge and recycling treatment of concrete masses). 
4. Others (greening of 
rooftops, porous pavement and permeable pavement). 
 * Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for 
reconstituted wood boards and lumber, etc. to include verification of the legality of source for 
raw materials (wood). 
* Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for a road illumination to include "electricity 
consumption that is 45% 
lower than illumination equipment used by mercury lamps", rather than "35% lower". 
* Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for 
eco-cement to include 
≥500kg/t of waste 
material. 
• Addition of ferronickel 
slag aggregates and copper slag aggregates. 
• Addition of vinyl 
flooring.  
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
  Use of molten slag.  
Percentage of recycled 
content. 
• Addition of management 
of government facilities. Energy (consumption / 
usage) management Services Energy conservation 
diagnosis, cafeteria, printing, recycling of 
automobile tires, automobile 
repair. • Addition of cleaning. Separation of waste 
into appropriate waste 
streams. 
 
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