(The original(official) text is in Japanese, and this English text is a provisional translation)

Membership Rule
Article 1 (Purpose)
This rule shall apply to corporations, local governments, or individuals that
become members under the General Incorporated Association Act(hereinafter referred to as "Members") pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Articles
of Association of Carbon Recycling Fund Institute (hereinafter referred to asthe "Association").
Article 2 (Membership categories)
1. The Members of the Association shall consist of the following four
categories of Members for Regular Members and Supporting Members
pursuant to the Articles of Association.
2. As for Regular Members, the following two categories shall be considered
as Members:(1) Corporate members: Corporations that joined by agreeing with theobjectives and activities of the Association;(2) Individual members: In principle, individuals belonging tocorporations with 5 or fewer employees and individuals not belonging
to any corporation, who joined by agreeing with the objectives andactivities of the Association.
3. For Supporting Members, the following two categories shall be considered
as Members:(1) Local Government Members: Local governments that agree with theobjectives of the Association and wish to cooperate with the activitiesof the Association;(2) Academic Members: Schools, public research institutions, andacademics and students that agree with the objectives of theAssociation and wish to cooperate with the activities of the Association.
Article 3 (Admission and Withdrawal)
1. A person who wishes to join the Association shall apply for membershipusing the form prescribed by the Association and obtain approval of therepresentative director.
2. Any Member who wishes to withdraw from membership shall submit a
notice of withdrawal to the Association.
1Article 4 (Membership Fee)
1. Each Member shall pay the membership fee to the designated account by
the due date specified in the membership fee request.
2 The amount for each Member in one fiscal year shall be determined
separately.
3 In principle, the full annual membership fee for the relevant fiscal year
must be paid even if any Member joins the Association in the middle of thefiscal year.
4 Membership fee paid by Members shall be used for the operating expensesof the Association.
5 If any Member withdraws from membership, the membership fee alreadypaid shall not be refunded.
Article 5 (Member Benefits)
1. Members may participate in grants for research conducted by theAssociation (with eligibility to contribute to the fund for research grants).
2. Members may participate in symposiums and other public relations
activities conducted by the Association, as well as publicize your company'sactivities (with eligibility to contribute to the public relations fund).
3. Members may participate in various study activities conducted by theAssociation (with eligibility to view the results of various studies and otherinformation through the website and study groups, etc.).
4 Members will have access to the latest information on carbon recycling.
5 Members can exchange information with Member companies each other.
Article 6 (Activities Report)
Members are entitled to receive from the Association a summary report ofits activities each fiscal year.
Supplementary Provisions
These rules shall come into effect as from December 6, 2019.
Partially amended on December 16, 2021.

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Annual Membership FeeCategories

Annual Membership
FeeCorporate
Member200,000 yen

Individual
Member

10,000 Yen

Local
Government
Member-AcademicMember-

However, mutual Members with equivalent conditions may be mutuallyexempted from membership fee.

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