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Japan revises notification procedure for new chemical substances under CSCL
On 17 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly published the amended process for the notification procedure for new chemical substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL). The ministries also shared the manual for preparation and submission of documents for notification on the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) portal.
New Chemical Substances Covered by the 2025 Notification
The following categories of new chemical substances are covered by this notification process:
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New chemical substances: Chemicals not listed in the Existing Chemical Substances Inventory and imported or manufactured in Japan in quantities > 1 t/y.
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Low-volume new chemical substances: This category applies to chemicals manufactured or imported in quantities ≤ 10 t/y.
For background on the timeline leading up to the revision, see our previous GPC news here.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)-Japan.
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