September 30, 2021
Management No.:NT06-V09(E)GREEN PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES(FOR PRODUCTS AND SECONDARY SUPPLIES)
ver. 9.0
1. Objective
Based on our management philosophy, “creating value in tune with the times”, we at the Ryoyo Group (Ryoyo
Electoro Corporation and the subsidiary) are engaged in various initiatives to fulfill our corporate social
responsibility (CSR).
Chemical substances have a damaging effect on the human body and ecosystems, and their inclusion inproducts and secondary supplies is an object for concern. The Ryoyo Group has thus established guidelines that
promote green procurement to help realize a sustainable society.
These Guidelines present specific requirements to our suppliers and outsource contractors upstream of oursupply chain, which plays the most vital part in the Ryoyo Group’s promotion of green procurement.
Ryoyo Group makes it a priority to deal with suppliers and outsource contractors who has appropriately
established, managed and operated green procurement system including corresponding with laws and regulations
related to chemical substances.
We request every effort to understand the content of these guidelines and comply with our overall mission
for our suppliers and outsource contractors who has not developed or managed a green procurement system.

2. Scope
These Guidelines apply to all suppliers and outsource contractors of the Ryoyo Group.
They also apply to all products and secondary supplies falling under categories (1) and (2) below, and those that
the Ryoyo Group procures from said suppliers and outsource contractors.

(1) Products and accessories we procure from suppliers for selling purposes (including added secondarysupplies)(2) Secondary supplies added by outsource contractors to products to be sold by the Ryoyo Group1

* Secondary supplies refers to any packing supplies that our supplier or outsource contractors uses in order toprotect or identify products.
Examples: trays, magazine sticks, reels, stoppers, rubber bands, humidity indicator cards, silica gel, woodencrates, cardboard boxes, cushioning materials, adhesive tapes, bundling bands, marker ink, labels,delivery notices etc.

3. Selection Requirements and Demands Postulated
In order to promote green procurement, the Ryoyo Group selects products and secondary supplies based onperspectives (1) and (2) below, and designate them as requirements.

(1) The development and compliance status of systems at supplier and outsource contractor operations formanaging chemical substances● Based on trade contents, we may individually request the following required actions:(a) Compliance with various laws and regulations related to chemical substances (such as the RoHS
Directive（2011/65/EU＋EU 2015/863） and REACH regulations).
(b) Compliance with requirements, such as guidelines, established independently by the Ryoyo Group andcustomers of the Ryoyo Group.
(c) Response to inquiries or audits implemented by the Ryoyo Group and customers of the Ryoyo Grouprelated to the development and compliance status of systems for managing chemical substances.
(d) Sign agreements with the Ryoyo Group related to quality and environment.
(e) Compliance with self-imposed management standards on chemical substances by your upstream
suppliers.
(f) Periodic implementation of related inquiries and audits for systems of your upstream suppliers in orderto manage chemical substances.
(g) Development of a system for relaying information (such as customer requirements) to your upstream
suppliers.

(2) Status of inclusion and management of chemical substances in products and secondary supplies● Based on the type of product or secondary supply to be procured, we may separately request thefollowing actions:(a) Compliance with management standards for chemical substances established independently by theRyoyo Group and customers of the Ryoyo Group.
(b) Management of information related to chemical substances included in your products and secondary
supplies, and disclosure of such information to the Ryoyo Group.
(c) Issuance of applicable proof (such as a non-inclusion warranty), preparation of a scheme formanagement of chemicals in products (such as a “chemSHERPA”) if available, submission of ananalysis data (e.g. ICP data) and response to individual inquiries from customers of the Ryoyo Group.
(d) Management of manufacturing history information, and disclosure of such information to the Ryoyo
Group as required.
(e) Prior notification when constituent chemical substances are to undergo change.
24. Management Standards on Chemical substances
For the management standards for chemical substances established independently by the Ryoyo Group, pleaserefer to the attached Management Standards on Chemical Substances.

5. Contact Information for Inquiries
Quality Assurance Dept., Corporate Administration Div., Ryoyo Electro Corporation
TEL: 03-3546-6877

FAX: 03-3545-3507

E-mail : re_green@ryoyo.co.jp

6. Establishment and Revision History
DateVer.

Revised Contents

CreatedApproved

August 1, 2006

NT06-V01

Initial establishment－－

August 1, 2010

NT06-V02

Objective revised, scope expanded,－－

requirements revised and added, andcontact information changed.
February 1, 2013

NT06-V03

Partial change of words.

－－December 1,2016

NT06-V04

Change of words and contact－－information.
May 1,2018

NT06-V05

Change of contact information.

－－

September 11,2018

NT06-V06

Change of link and contact information.

－－

April 19,2019NT06-V07

Partial addition of words and change of－－

ShimadaNakanoShimadaNakanocontact information.
October 13, 2020

NT06-V08

Correction of erroneous description(2011/65/EU => 2011/65/EU＋EU
2015/863)

September 30, 2021 NT06-V09

Change of contact information.

Documentation is available for download from the following address:
Japanese, English and Chinese
https://www.ryoyo.co.jp/corporate/csr/c-control

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