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7. Wild animals and plants: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4. (...)

8.1 Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, chemical weapons goods - Import Quota Items. Substances listed in: Annex A, Group I, II; Annex B; Annex C, Group I, II, III, Annex E (excluding Import approval items in Substances which Deplete the Ozone Layer, those used as raw materials for producing other substances and those used for laboratory and analytical purpose) of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

17. Mercury and mercury-added products: The approval system applies Mercury shipped from non Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the mercury-added products referred to in Annex A shipped from Parties and non-Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. The approval system is intended to perform the necessary functions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

8.2. Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, chemical weapons goods - Import Approval Items. Approvals are required for: (1) Controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, Group I, Group II, Group III, D, E, and F of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer coming from non-members of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.(2) Specified hazardous wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes.(3) Wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (except for wastes produced from ship or aircraft navigation in Article 4.2 and for a person who enters Japan carrying wastes).(...) 4. The approval system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. It exists to perform the functions of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the Basel Convention on the Control of Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Waste Disposal and the Public Cleansing Law (...).

Revision of the "Basic Policy concerning the Promotion of Contracts considering Reduction of Emissions of Greenhouse Gases and Others by the State and Other Entities" under the "Act on Promotion of Contracts of the State and Other Entities, which Show Consideration for Reduction of Emissions of Greenhouse Gases, etc.": The original Basic Policy was adopted by the cabinet decision in December 2007, based on the Act which went into effect in November 2007. In February 2022, the revision of the Basic Policy for addition of the basic matters concerning contracts related to building operation maintenance was adopted by the cabinet decision.

"Basic Policy on Promoting Green Procurement" (hereinafter referred as "Basic Policy") was adopted at a cabinet meeting in February 2001 based on the "Act on Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities" which went into effect in January 2001. On 25th February 2022, amendment concerning designated procurement items under the Basic Policy including addition of 3 items and revision of individual evaluation criteria for 59 items, was adopted at a cabinet meeting.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, textiles and apparel goods, customs administration and trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, investment, cross-border trade in services, financial services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, government procurement, competition policy, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies, intellectual property, labour, environment, cooperation and capacity building, competitiveness and business facilitation, development, small and medium sized enterprises, regulatory coherence, transparency and anti-corruption, administrative and institutional provisions, and dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Commission to oversee its implementation.

1) Replace "Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation" with "Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security"
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3. Notes to specific entities: (...) b. Procurement which could lead to the disclosure of information incompatible with the purpose of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with international agreements on intellectual property rights is not covered. Procurement for safety-related activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding to emergencies of nuclear installation is not covered. (...)

Revision of the "Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc.": Based on Article 17 and 22 of Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), the following will be designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances which need authorization to manufacture or import. (...)

Revisions of the Ministerial Ordinance and the Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy: These revisions of the standards under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy include energy consumption efficiency standards for targeted fiscal year (FY2026), measurement method, etc. of the products listed in column 4.