CFP Communication Program

Rules on registration and release of CFP
declaration

Established on May 1, 2012
Document ID: R-10-01

Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry

R-10-01<Purpose>
Article 1
This document prescribes the rules on registration and release of declaration of Carbon Footprintof Products (hereinafter called "CFP") and the license agreement for a CFP mark, under the CFP
Communication Program (hereinafter called "the CFP Program") operated and managed byJEMAI (Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry). CFP declaration means a
CFP mark, value in the CFP mark, and additional information disclosed as well as otherregistration information released on the CFP website based on the result of CFP quantification.
<Requirements for registration of CFP declaration and for CFP mark license>
Article 2(1) The business that will make a CFP declaration shall have passed in advance the CFP
verification conducted by a licensed reviewer in the CFP Program, or, it shall have alreadycompleted internal verification of CFP (in case of a business whose CFP system had passeda CFP system audit for an applicable product).
(2) The business that meets the requirements prescribed in (1) above shall register and release
the information on the CFP website managed by JEMAI, by conducting procedures ofregistration and release.
(3) The business that meets the requirements prescribed in (1) above can use a CFP mark bymaking the license agreement for the CFP mark with JEMAI.
(4) The business can make a CFP declaration after completed the procedures prescribed in (2)and (3) above.
(5) Registration and release of CFP declaration shall be made for each product, and making thelicense agreement of a CFP mark shall be conducted by individual company.
(6) When the business conducts communication by using its CFP declaration, the communication
shall be made with the CFP mark in principle.
* The copyright of the CFP mark belongs to the Japanese Government.
JEMAI has been applying the registration of the CFP mark as a trademark.
<Requirements for CFP declaration method>
Article 3
The requirements for CFP declaration method shall be prescribed in the "Requirements for CFPdeclaration method”.
<Procedures for registration and release of CFP declaration and of CFP mark license agreement>
Article 4
The procedures for registration and release of CFP declaration and of CFP mark license
agreement shall be prescribed in the "Procedures for registration and release of CFP declaration”.
1R-10-01<Contents of registration and release of CFP declaration>
Article 5
The contents of registration and release of CFP declaration shall include the following:- Registration information- Registration number- Release date
<Response to inquiries regarding registered and released contents>
Article 6
The business shall in principle response to all inquiries regarding its CFP declaration.
<Validity period and renewal of registration and release of CFP declaration and of CFP marklicense>
Article 7(1) The validity period of registration and release of CFP declaration shall be the period from thedate of initial registration to the end of the same year (maximum of one year, until the end ofthe December). When the business wishes to its extension, the renewal period of CFP
declaration shall be every one year.
(2) The validity period of CFP mark license agreement and the extension of the period by renewal
shall be the same as the case of registration and release of CFP declaration.
(3) Extension of validity period of registration and release shall be conducted only within thevalidity period of its CFP verification.
(4) If registration and release are not renewed, the CFP verification of applicable CFP will expire.
<Change in registered and released CFP declaration>
Article 8(1) If there is any major change in the contents of registration or released information of CFP
declaration, the business shall immediately prepare a draft change and submit an application
for change with reasons to the secretariat, regardless of the time frame for update.
(2) The validity period of registration and release of CFP declaration after the changes shallremain the same as before the changes.
<Discontinuation of registration and release of CFP declaration>
Article 9
The business wishes to discontinue registration and release of its CFP declaration, it shall apply
for it to the secretariat with its reason.

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R-10-01<Request from JEMAI to change the contents of CFP declaration>
Article 10(1) When JEMAI judges that it is necessary to change the contents of CFP declaration, it canpropose and request the change of the contents to the applicable business thatregistered/released the CFP declaration.
(2) When the content of CFP declaration is changed, the changes shall be released on the CFP
website or through other media.
<Revocation of registration and release>
Article 11(1) JEMAI can revoke the registration of CFP declaration and a CFP mark license in any of thefollowing cases:(a) When applicant applies to withdraw the registration and release of its CFP declaration(b) When it is revealed that there is an inappropriate fact for the contents of registration orrelease of the CFP declaration in terms of objectives of the CFP Program. For examples,(i)

Nonconformity to relevant rules(ii) Significant violation of the "Requirements for CFP declaration method"(iii) Any ambiguous expressions or indications(iv)

Use of a mark on a product other than the approved product(c) The fees on CFP registration and release have not been paid yet, and the payment is 3
months overdue after expediting the payment for the second time.
(2) If the violation listed above or the response by business is extremely inappropriate, JEMAI
can make an on-site inspection of the applicable business to examine the current status, orcan disclose the name of the violating business to the public.
<Appeals>
Article 12
Any appeal against “a request for change” or “a notice of revocation” of registration and release ofCFP declaration as described in Article 10 and 11 shall follow the "Rules on appeals, complaints,
and dispute resolution" prescribed in the CFP Program.
<Actions after revocation>
Article 13(1) The business whose registration and release of CFP declaration has revoked in accordancewith Article 11 shall not make a declaration of the applicable CFP.
(2) Applicable applicant shall take appropriate actions after revocation, such as collection of therevoked CFP mark from relevant departments, or stopping of newly distribution of the revoked
CFP mark.

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R-10-01
Supplementary provisionThis document shall come into effect on May 1, 2012.

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