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Appendix 1. Terminology
In this Appendix, the terms “evaluation criteria” and “factors for consideration” are used with the following meanings:
Evaluation Criteria The requirement as “specified procurement goods” stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 2
of the Law Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities.
Factors for Consideration While not criteria required for specified procurement goods, theses factors should
preferably be taken into account when purchasing eco-friendly goods.
2. Paper 1
Items and Evaluation Criteria Information Paper
Copier paper Evaluation Criteria
1 The composite rating obtained by using the following
numbers in the formula in note 5 must be 80 or higher: content of recycled pulp, pulp certified by forest
certification system, pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others, proportion of pulp
content that is used in accordance with method of material procurement with sustainable goals, degree of bleaching,
and weight per unit to be used for material.
2 If virgin pulp is used as the raw material, the pulpwood used
is to be in compliance with the regulations concerning forestry in its country or geographical area of origin. This
does not apply to virgin pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning, or virgin pulp manufactured by
using recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or lumber factories, material left over from forestry, or lumber
with small diameter.
3 The composite rating and its breakdown index or
additional rating, as well as rating for each index item must be listed on the product. When it is not possible to list the
rating and its breakdown on the product, the information must be readily available on website, etc., which should be
clearly noted.
Factors for Consideration 1
The recycled pulp content is as high as possible. 2
When virgin pulp is used as material, the pulpwood must be produced from forests that are operated using sustainable
9 methods. The content of pulp certified by forest
certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others is to be as high as
possible.
3 Packaging and stowage is to be as simple as possible and
take into account ease of recycling and reduced environmental impact upon disposal.
Note:
1.
Pulp used in accordance with method of procurement of materials with sustainable goals, denotes one of the following:
a. Pulp used in accordance with policies for procuring pulpwood only from
those forests which are operated in accordance with the viewpoint to use forest material both cyclically and sustainably by maintaining the diverse
functions of the forests, while not contributing to the deterioration of the forest or the reduction of forest area, and which maintain environmental
excellence, including preservation of biodiversity, and social excellence, including consideration for health and safety of workers.
b. Pulp used in accordance with policies for procuring recycled and unused
pulpwood that would contribute to the effective application of resources scrap wood, pulpwood derived from construction, lower standard
pulpwood leftover pulpwood from forestry, shrubbery, tree root, pulpwood obtained from logs affected by vermin and natural disasters,
bent material, material with small diameter, etc. and fiber from waste plants.
2.
Lumber obtained from thinning and others denotes lumber obtained from
thinning and bamboo. 3.
Index item denotes content of recycled pulp, pulp certified by forest certification
system, pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others proportion of pulp content that is used in accordance with method of material
procurement with sustainable goals, degree of bleaching, and weight per unit to be used for material. Proportion of pulp content that is used in accordance with
material procurement with sustainable goals denotes pulp to be used in accordance with material procurement with sustainable goals, with the exception
of pulp certified by forest certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others.
4.
Composite rating stands for the amount Y listed in note 5. Index stands for amount per index item for x1, x2, x3, x4 as listed in note 5;
Additional rating
stands for amount per index item for x5, x6 as listed in note 5.
Rating stands for the amount calculated in accordance with formulas for y1, y2, y3, y4, y5 as listed in note 5.
5. Composite rating, rating, index, and additional rating are to be derived from the
following: Y = y1+y2+y3+y4+y5
y1 = x1-20 70 x1 100 y2 = x2+x3 0 x2+x3 30
y3 = 0.5 x x4 0 x4 30 y4 = x5+75 60 x5 75, x560
x5=60, x575 x5=75
y5 = -2.5x6+170 62 x6 68, x662 x6=62, x668
x6=68
10 Y and y1, y2, y3, y4, y5, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6 stand for the following amount.
Y composite rating: the sum of y1, y2, y3, y4, y5 with the amount below decimal point eliminated.
y1: calculated rating for recycled pulp content, rounded to one decimal place. y2: calculated rating for the content of pulp certified by forest certification
system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others, rounded to one decimal place.
y3: calculated rating for proportion of pulp content that is used in accordance with method of material procurement with sustainable goals, rounded to one
decimal place. y4: calculated sum of degree of bleaching, rounded to one decimal place.
y5: calculated sum of weight per unit, rounded to one decimal place. x1: content ratio of recycled pulp satisfying minimal guarantee
x2: content ratio of pulp certified by forest certification system x2 = pulp certified by forest certification system virgin pulp x 100-x1
x3: content ratio of pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and
others x3 = pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others
virgin pulp x 100-x1 x4: content ratio of pulp that satisfy other sustainable goals
x4 = pulp that satisfy other sustainable goals virgin pulp x 100-x1 x5: degree of bleaching
degree of bleaching is to be determined as management standard per each
product lot at the time of production. Amounts within 3 of management standard are to be allowed. When coloring occurs with purposes other than to
match the lot color when bleaching is done intentionally does not count towards additional points.
x6: weight per unit gm2 weight per unit is to be determined as management standard per each product
lot at the time of production. Amounts within 5 of management standard are to be allowed.
6. As copy paper with low weight per unit has a relatively high risk of curling,
jamming, and tearing at the time of copying, it is necessary to pay attention when procuring paper with low weight per unit.
7. When using copier paper for the copiers and the printers, each procurement
organization must confirm the printability and print quality based on information offered by the paper manufacturer making public on the product or website.
8. Confirmation of the legality and the sustainability of the forest where pulpwood
producing paper originates from is to be conducted in accordance with the Forest Agency’s “Guideline for Verification on Legality and Sustainability of Wood and
Wood Products February 15, 2006”. In cases where the contract between the lumber company and the processing and
marketing companies has been made prior to April 1, 2006, the proof that the lumber is legal in accordance to the guideline above is not necessary, as long as
the party that is maintaining the lumber and the products documents on a certificate by April 1, 2006 that the said contract has been completed before April
1, 2006.
9. Confirmation of lumber obtained from thinning to be used for pulp is to be done in
11 accordance with the Forest Agency’s “Guidelines for confirming thinning wood
chips February 13, 2009.” 10.
As paper is produced from a mixture of multiple wood chips, it is permissible to take into consideration the difficulty of securing the actual proportion for each
product during the manufacturing process, and use the credit method that is in accordance with “Operation guidelines for credit method for pulp certified by
forest certification system, and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning February 13, 2009”, stipulated by M inistry of Environment.
Credit method refers to a method whereby the appropriate use of pulp certified by forest certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from
thinning and others are determined for each product, in accordance to the amount of usage for the two types of pulp in relation to other types of material used in a
given time, without consideration for whether or not it is actually used in individual product.
11. Copier paper manufactured until March 31, 2014, whose composite rating is over
80 will be considered as specified procurement goods in the fiscal year 2014.
Forms Evaluation Criteria
1 70 recycled pulp content and no more than approximately
70 bleaching. 2
If virgin pulp is used as the raw material, the pulpwood used is to be in compliance with the regulations concerning
forestry in its country or geographical area of origin. This does not apply to virgin pulp manufactured with lumber
obtained from thinning, or virgin pulp manufactured by using recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or
lumber factories, material left over from forestry, or lumber with small diameter.
3 If coated, coating on both sides totaling no more than 12
gm2.
Factors for Consideration 1
If virgin pulp is used as the raw material, the pulpwood used is to be obtained from a forest that is conducting a
sustainable operation. This does not apply to virgin pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning, or virgin
pulp manufactured by using recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or lumber factories, material left over from
forestry, or lumber with small diameter.
2 Packaging and stowage is to be as simple as possible and
take into account ease of recycling and reduced environmental impact upon disposal.
Coated inkjet color printer paper
Evaluation Criteria 1
At least 70 recycled pulp content. 2
If virgin pulp is used as the raw material, the pulpwood used
12 is to be in compliance with the regulations concerning
forestry in its country or geographical area of origin. This does not apply to virgin pulp manufactured with lumber
obtained from thinning, or virgin pulp manufactured by using recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or
lumber factories, material left over from forestry, or lumber with small diameter.
3 Coating on both sides totaling no more than 20 gm2,
coating on one side no more than 12 gm2.
Factors for Consideration 1
If virgin pulp is used as the raw material, the pulpwood used is to be obtained from a forest that is conducting a
sustainable operation. This does not apply to virgin pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning, or virgin
pulp manufactured by using recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or lumber factories, material left over from
forestry, or lumber with small diameter.
2 Packaging and stowage is to be as simple as possible and
take into account ease of recycling and reduced environmental impact upon disposal.
Note: Confirmation of the legality and the sustainability of the forest where pulpwood
producing paper originates from is to be conducted in accordance with the Forest Agency’s “Guideline for Verification on Legality and Sustainability of Wood and Wood
Products February 15, 2006” In cases where the contract between the lumber company and the processing and
marketing companies has been made prior to April 1, 2006, the proof that the lumber is legal in accordance to the guideline above is not necessary, as long as the party that is
maintaining the lumber and the products documents on a certificate by April 1, 2006 that the said contract has been completed before April 1, 2006.
Printing Paper
Non coated printing paper
Coated printing paper Evaluation Criteria
1 Must fulfill one of the following.
a. For non coated printing paper, the composite rating obtained
by using the following numbers in the formula in note 5 must be 80 or higher: content of recycled pulp, pulp certified
by forest certification system, pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others, proportion of
pulp content that is used in accordance with method of material procurement with sustainable goals, and degree of
bleaching to be used for material.
b. For coated printing paper, the composite rating obtained by
using the following numbers in the formula in note 5 must
13 be 80 or higher: content of recycled pulp, pulp certified by
forest certification system, pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning and others, proportion of pulp
content that is used in accordance with method of material procurement with sustainable goals, and amount of coating
to be used for material.
2 If virgin pulp is used as the raw material, the pulpwood used
is to be in compliance with the regulations concerning forestry in its country or geographical area of origin. This
does not apply to virgin pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from thinning, or virgin pulp manufactured by
using recycled wood pieces obtained from plywood or lumber factories, material left over from forestry, or lumber
with small diameter.
3 The composite rating and its breakdown index or additional
rating, as well as rating for each index item must be readily available on website etc.
4 Not processed in a way that makes difficult to recycle.
Factors for Consideration 1
The recycled pulp content is as high as possible. 2
When virgin pulp is used as material, the pulpwood must be produced from forests that are operated using sustainable
methods. The content of pulp certified by forest certification system and pulp manufactured with lumber obtained from
thinning and others is to be as high as possible.
3 Packaging and stowage is to be as simple as possible and
take into account ease of recycling and reduced environmental impact upon disposal.
Note: 1. Pulp used in accordance with method of procurement of materials with sustainable
goals, denotes one of the following:
a. Pulp used in accordance with policies for procuring pulpwood only from those
forests which are operated in accordance with the viewpoint to use forest material both cyclically and sustainably by maintaining the diverse functions
of the forests, while not contributing to the deterioration of the forest or the reduction of forest area, and which maintain environmental excellence,
including preservation of biodiversity, and social excellence, including consideration for health and safety of workers.
b. Pulp used in accordance with policies for procuring recycled and unused
pulpwood that would contribute to the effective application of resources scrap wood, pulpwood derived from construction, lower standard pulpwood
leftover pulpwood from forestry, shrubbery, tree root, pulpwood obtained from logs affected by vermin and natural disasters, bent material, material
with small diameter, etc. and fiber from waste plants.
2. Lumber obtained from thinning and others denotes lumber obtained from thinning
