WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/37/Add.4 
13 March 2007 
 
 (07-1064) 
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 9 March 2007, 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.
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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 2006).  The revision of the Basic 
Policy, including the addition of 10 designated proc urement items, was adopted by a cabinet decision 
                                                     
 
 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 and 
GPA/37/Add.3, dated 15 March 2006. GPA/37/Add.4 
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  in February 2007.  (A summary of the revision is contained in the Appendix to this document.  The 
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.)    3. Starting date of procurement based on the revised Basic Policy: 
 
1 April 2007 
 
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 2 February 2007)  Category Designated 
Procurement Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
28 February 2006) 
• 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)  
 
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Stationery 79 items, including 
mechanical pencils, ball-point pens, scissors, glue, files, binders, desk mats, albums, binding 
strings, blackboard 
erasers, and can and bottle squashing devices.* Revision of the Evaluation 
Criteria for 8 items made of plastics and 4 items made of paper stationery. ___ 
  
Office furniture 10 items, including 
chairs, desks, shelves, 
coat hangers, umbrella 
stands, and blackboards * Addition of the Evaluation 
Criteria for shelves and storage 
furniture of metal materials.  
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* Revision of the Evaluation 
Criteria to include copiers with 
consideration for reuse or 
restriction on the use of specific chemical substances.  
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* Adjustment made in pursuance 
to International Energy Star Program for copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, etc.  
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* Revision of the Evaluation 
Criteria based on Law 
Concerning Rational Use of 
Energy for magnetic disk drive units.  
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Office automation 
machines 13 items, including 
copiers, printers, 
facsimiles, and computer 
monitors, batteries 
• Computers - Energy 
efficiency 
- Simplification 
of hardware 
and function 
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  Addition of Designated Procurement Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 2 February 2007)  Category Designated 
Procurement Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
28 February 2006) 
• denotes newly added items 
* denotes revisions on existing 
criteria  New evaluation 
criteria for the 
newly added 
items 
Office automation machines (cont'd)  • Calculators - Use of a solar 
cell 
- Use of 
recycled plastic 
  • Toner cartridges - Rate of re-use 
or material 
recycling 
- Recycling rate 
  • Ink cartridges - Recycling rate 
* Revision of the Evaluation 
Criteria based on Multistage Rating System under the Law Concerning Rational Use of 
Energy for Electric 
Refrigerators, etc.  
 
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* Revision of the Evaluation 
Criteria to include verified data on content of specified chemical substances for electric refrigerators, etc.  
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Home electronic appliances Electric refrigerators, 
electric freezers, electric freezer-refrigerators, and electric toilet seats 
• Television sets    Energy efficiency 
* Revision of the Evaluation 
Criteria based on Multistage 
Rating System under the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy for Air Conditioners.  
 
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* Revision of the Evaluation 
Criteria for air conditioners to include verified data on content of specified chemical 
substances.  
Air 
conditioners, 
etc. Air conditioners, gas 
heat pump air 
conditioners. 
* Addition of Standard Energy 
Consumption Efficiency for oil space heaters to natural convection type.  
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  Addition of Designated Procurement Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 2 February 2007)  Category Designated 
Procurement Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
28 February 2006) 
• denotes newly added items 
* denotes revisions on existing 
criteria  New evaluation 
criteria for the 
newly added 
items 
Water heaters, etc.   Electric hot water supply 
system, gas water heaters, oil water heaters, gas cooking appliances * Addition of Standard Energy 
Consumption Efficiency for gas water heaters and oil water heaters to 3 categories.  
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  * Addition of the Evaluation 
Criteria for grill section of gas 
cooking appliances  
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Lighting Fluorescent lighting 
equipment and 
fluorescent light bulbs * Revision of the rated life for 
LED lamps. ___ 
Vehicles, etc. Vehicles (natural gas 
vehicles, hybrid vehicles, etc.) Receivers/transmitters for Electronic Toll 
Collection system, Car 
navigation system  
 
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Fire extinguisher Fire extinguisher ___ ___ 
Uniforms and 
work clothes Uniforms and work 
clothes ___ ___ 
* Revision of the Evaluation 
Criteria for comforters to include re-used content at least 80%.  
Interior 
fixtures and bedding  9 items, including 
carpets, curtains, blankets, comforters, bed frames 
• Fabric blind Rate of polyester 
from recycled 
PET resins 
Other fiber products Tents, tarps, and safety 
nets ___ ___ 
Work gloves 
 Work gloves ___ ___ 
Facilities Solar power generation 
systems, fuel cells, solar heating systems, composting equipments for kitchen garbage • Water saving equipment Flow volume GPA/37/Add.4 
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  Addition of Designated Procurement Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 2 February 2007)  Category Designated 
Procurement Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
28 February 2006) 
• denotes newly added items 
* denotes revisions on existing 
criteria  New evaluation 
criteria for the 
newly added 
items 
* Revision of the coefficient of 
performance for cooling for cold and hot water absorption air conditioning unit and ice thermal storage air 
conditioners.  
 
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* Setting the rate in the 
Evaluation Criteria for slope 
surface greening method using thinning wood or soil obtained from construction process.  
 
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* Deletion of sheet for 
construction work ___ 
* Deletion of road surface 
recycling method ___ 
Public-works 
projects 1. Materials (47 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)• Flooring - Verification of 
the legality of source material 
- Rate of 
formaldehyde 
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  Addition of Designated Procurement Items, etc. 
(Cabinet decision on 2 February 2007)  Category Designated 
Procurement Items 
(Cabinet decision on 
28 February 2006) 
• denotes newly added items 
* denotes revisions on existing 
criteria  New evaluation 
criteria for the 
newly added 
items 
* Printing: revision of the 
Evaluation Criteria from the viewpoint of paper recycling.  
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* Management of government 
office buildings: addition of the Evaluation Criteria for stationing on-site building 
management.  
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• Delivery  Energy 
management and eco-drive promotion 
Services Energy conservation 
diagnosis, Cafeteria, Printing, Recycling of automobile tires, Automobile repair, 
Management of 
government office buildings, Cleaning. 
• Retail service Reduction of 
container and packaging wastes 
 
 
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