WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
GPA/37/Add.9 
16 April 2012 
 (12-2005) 
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 10 April 2012,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan.  
_______________ 
 
  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.
2 
 
_______________ 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF THE 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 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" (herei nafter referred to as "Basic Policy") was adopted 
                                                      
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, 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;  and GPA/38/Add.8, dated 
13 April 2011. GPA/37/Add.9 
Page 2  
 
  by cabinet decision in February 2001 (partially revised in February 2011).  The revision of 15 
designated procurement items in the Basic Policy was adopted by cabinet decision on 7 February 2012.  (The summary of the revision is attached hereto.  The te xt of the revised Basic 
Policy is available on the Ministry of the Environment website below.  
http://www.env.go.jp/policy/hozen/green/g-law/index.html  (Japanese version) 
http://www.env.go.jp/en/laws/policy/green/index.html  (English version) 
 
3. Starting date of procurement based on the revised Basic Policy:  
1 April 2012 
 4. Enquiry point:   Environment and Economy Division 
 Integrated Environmental Policy Bureau 
 Ministry of the Environment  Telephone: +(81) (0) 3 5521-8229  Fax:  +(81) (0) 3 3580-9568   GPA/37/Add.9 
 Page 3 
 
 
  ATTACHMENT 
 
DESIGNATED PROCUREMENT ITEMS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA, ETC. 
 
(SUMMARY) 
 
Category Designated Procurement Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
4 February 2011) Addition of Designated Procurement 
Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 7 February 2012)  
 denotes newly 
added items 
* denotes 
revisions on existing Criteria New Evaluation 
Criteria for the newly added items 
Paper 7 items, including communication 
paper (copier paper and form paper), printing paper and hygienic paper (toilet paper and tissue paper) 
 ___ ___ 
Stationery 83 items, including mechanical 
pencils, ball-point pens, scissors, glue, 
files, binders and chalks  ___ ___ 
Office 
furniture 10 items, including chairs, desks, 
shelves, coat hangers, umbrella stands and blackboards  ___ ___ 
Office 
automation 
machines 19 items, including copiers, printers, 
facsimiles and computer monitors 
 ___ ___ 
Mobile 
telephones Cellular phones and personal handy-
phones (PHS) 
 ___ ___ 
Home 
electronic appliances Electric refrigerators, television 
receivers, electric freezers, electric freezer-refrigerators, electric toilet seats and micro-wave ovens  ___ ___ 
Air 
conditioners, 
etc. Air conditioners, gas heat pump air 
conditioners and space heaters 
 ___ ___ 
Water 
heaters, etc. Electric hot water supply system, gas 
water heater, oil water heaters, and gas 
cooking appliances ___ ___ GPA/37/Add.9 
Page 4  
 
  Category Designated Procurement Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
4 February 2011) Addition of Designated Procurement 
Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 7 February 2012)  
 denotes newly 
added items 
* denotes 
revisions on existing Criteria New Evaluation 
Criteria for the newly added items 
Lighting Fluorescent lighting equipment, LED 
lighting equipment, covered LED indication lamps, and fluorescent light bulbs  * Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for LED lighting equipment Intrinsic energy 
consumption efficiency, average color rendering index Ra, and LED module 
rated lifespan 
* Revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria for LED lamps of light bulb-shaped lamps 
 Energy consumption 
efficiency, average color rendering index Ra, and rated lifespan 
Vehicles, etc. Vehicles (nat ural gas vehicles, hybrid 
vehicles, etc.), receivers/transmitters 
for Electronic Toll Collection system, Car navigation systems and car tires  * Revision of the 
Evaluation 
Criteria and the scope for vehicles The standards for 
emission level and 
the standards for fuel efficiency 
Fire extinguisher  Fire extinguishers 
___ ___ 
Uniforms and work clothes 
 Uniforms, work clothes and caps ___ ___ 
Interior 
fixtures and 
bedding  10 items, including carpets, curtains, 
blankets, comforters and bed frames ___ ___ 
Work gloves Work gloves 
 ___ ___ 
Other fiber 
products 7 items including tents, tarps and 
safety nets  ___ ___ 
Facilities 6 items, including solar power 
generation systems, fuel cells, 
composing equipment for kitchen 
garbage and water saving equipment * Addition of the 
Evaluation 
Criteria for 
Sunlight adjustment film 
 Shielding coefficient, 
heat transmission 
rate 
Disaster 
Prevention Supplies 6 items, including bottled water, quick 
cooking rice, pilot bread and canned food  ___ ___  GPA/37/Add.9 
 Page 5 
 
 
  Category Designated Procurement Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
4 February 2011) Addition of Designated Procurement 
Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 7 February 2012)  
 denotes newly 
added items 
* denotes 
revisions on existing Criteria New Evaluation 
Criteria for the newly added items 
Public-works projects 1. Materials:  55 items, including 
steel slag for ground improvement, recycled heated asphalt compound, water permeable concrete, base-coating 
paint (anticorrosive), porcelain 
tiles, particle board, vinyl floor covering, insulation and transformers 
2. Construction machines:  low 
emission machines, low-noise 
machines  
3. Construction methods:  7 
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 High solar reflectance paints The solar reflectance 
in the near infrared rays region and the solar reflectance retention 
Services 16 items, including energy 
conservation diagnosis, printing, 
automobile repair, management of 
government office buildings, cleaning and landscape management * Revision of the 
Evaluation 
Criteria for 
printing:  environmental considerations for digital printing Energy conservation, 
recycling rate, 
chemical safety of 
inks, and chemical 
safety of toner  
cartridges and ink 
cartridges 
  
__________