Q.What kinds of international standards and good practices are referred to in the Guidelines?

A.

There are numerous standards and good practices to be referred to individually, as the paragraph III.3. of the Guidelines states comprehensively as follows: " NEXI also uses, as reference points or benchmarks, standards established by other international financial institutions, other internationally recognized standards, and standards or good practices established by developed countries such as Japan."

Examples are indicated below:
• 1) Pollution prevention/abatement
  • 　 - Regulatory standards of advanced regions, e.g., Japan and the U.S
  • 　 - Malpol Convention, and others
• 2) Natural environment
  • 　 - World Heritage Convention
  • 　 - Ramsar Convention
  • 　 - Washington Treaty
  • 　 - Red List of IUCN, etc.
• 3) Social environment
  • 　 - World Heritage Convention
• 4) Particular sectors
  • 　 - Relevant aspects of Convention on Nuclear Safety and IAEA standards
  • 　 - World Commission on Dams Report, etc.