イ法第十四条第一項の規定による評価（以下「自己評価」という。）を行うために必要な次に掲げる情報を把握すること。

(a)obtain the following information necessary for the evaluation under Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to bellow as "self-evaluation");

（１）構造、利用方法その他の当該新用途水銀使用製品に関する情報

1.the structure, usage and other related information of said mercury-using products not covered by any known use;

（２）当該新用途水銀使用製品の製造、利用、廃棄等により環境に排出されることが見込まれる水銀等の量

2.the quantity of estimated emissions of mercury or mercury compounds into the environment, through the manufacture, use, disposal, etc. of that mercury-used new products not covered by any known use;

（３）当該新用途水銀使用製品の利用による人の健康の保護又は生活環境の保全への影響

3.impacts of that mercury-using products not covered by any known use on the protection of human health or the conservation of the living environment;

ロイの規定により把握した情報を踏まえ、当該新用途水銀使用製品の利用による人の健康の保護及び生活環境の保全への寄与並びに人の健康への悪影響及び生活環境への負荷（以下「寄与等」という。）について、客観的かつ科学的に検証し、適切に評価するために必要な項目（以下「評価項目」という。）を選定するとともに、選定した理由を明らかにすること。

(b)based on the information pursuant to item (i), (a), conduct objective and scientific verification, select appropriate evaluation items (referred to bellow as "evaluation items") and clarify the reasons of those selections, regarding the contribution and the adverse impacts (referred to bellow as "contribution and impacts, etc.") on the protection of human health and the living environment, from the use of the mercury-using products not covered by any known use;

ハ当該新用途水銀使用製品の性能若しくは製造等の数量又は製品に使用される水銀等の量に関する複数の案（以下「複数案」という。）を設定し、複数案ごとに評価項目について寄与等の程度を調査し、分析し、整理し、及び比較し、並びに複数案それぞれの当該寄与等の程度を相互に比較することにより、当該新用途水銀使用製品の利用が人の健康の保護又は生活環境の保全に寄与するかどうかについて総合的な評価を行うこと。

(c)conduct a comprehensive evaluation on whether the use of mercury-using products not covered by any known use contributes to the protection of human health and the living environment or not, by establishing multiple proposals on the performance or the quantity of manufacture or distribution in commerce of that mercury-using products not covered by any known use, or the quantity of mercury or mercury compounds used in products (referred to bellow as "multiple proposals"), by examining, analyzing, organizing and comparing the degree of contribution and impacts, etc. of evaluation items of each of multiple proposals, and intercomparing the degree of the contribution and impacts, etc. of each of the multiple proposals;

ニハの複数案の設定に当たっては、水銀等を使用しないこととする案その他の新用途水銀使用製品の製造等を行わないこととする案を含めた検討を行うことが可能な場合には、当該案を含めるよう努め、当該案を含めない場合はその理由を明らかにすること。

(d)when it is possible to examine proposals including those prohibiting the use of mercury or mercury compounds as well as the manufacture or distribution in commerce of mercury-using products not covered by any known use, efforts are to be made to include those proposals when establishing multiple proposals referred to in item (i), (c), and the reasons are to be clarified when those proposals are not included;

ホ評価項目に係る人の健康への悪影響及び生活環境への負荷を可能な限り回避し、又は低減する措置を行う場合には、ハの規定による総合的な評価において当該措置の効果を勘案すること。

(e)when measures are taken to avoid or lessen adverse impacts on human health and the living environment relating to the evaluation items as much as possible, consider the effects of the measures in the comprehensive evaluation process pursuant to item (i), (c); and

ヘ自己評価に当たっては、理論に基づく計算、事例の引用又は解析その他の方法により、可能な限り定量的に調査及び分析を行うこととし、必要に応じ専門家その他の当該新用途水銀使用製品に係る寄与等に関する知見を有する者の助言を受けること。

(f)perform a quantitative study and analysis as much as possible, through calculations based on theories, quoting or analyzing cases, and other relevant means for self-evaluation, and obtain advice as necessary from experts and other persons with specific knowledge about the contribution and impacts of the mercury-using products not covered by any known use.