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Japan: METI amends notifications provisions for chemicals under CSCL
On 5 August 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the draft amendments to notification quantities for Manufacture or Import of chemicals under Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL). METI released the draft on the Japan’s e-GOV Public Comment Portal. Chemicals covered in this draft are:
- General chemical substances
- Priority assessment substances
- Monitoring chemical substances
- Class II specified chemical substances
Key Insights from the Draft
METI has included following revisions in the draft and are given below:
I. Amendment to the Ministerial Ordinance
1. Cleanup of Regulations (Articles 18 & 19)
- Existing Article 18 and 19 (marked for deletion previously) will be formally removed.
2. Changes to Electronic Notification Requirements (Articles 20–21)
- In addition to electronic signatures, user-set passcodes (e.g., G Biz ID) will now be acceptable.
- For the following types of notifications:
i. General chemical substances (Art. 9-2)
ii. Priority assessment substances (Art. 9-3)
iii. Monitoring chemical substances (Art. 10)
iv. Class II specified chemical substances (Art. 15)
The notifier code requirement will be abolished and replaced by the passcode system, so Article 21 will be repealed.
3. New Article 19 will clarify name/identity declaration requirements in line with Article 6(4) of the Act on Advancement of Utilizing Information and Communication Technology in Administrative Procedures (Law No. 151 of 2002).
4. Other related and formatting amendments will be made to:
- Articles 5-2, 9-2, 9-3(2), 10(2), 15(2), and 22 (renumbered as Article 20)
- The Supplementary Provisions (transitional measures)
II. Amendment to METI Notification Related to Technical Standards
- Adjustments will be made to the notification specifying technical standards for computers and electronic certificates related to Articles 20 and 20-2 to reflect the above regulatory changes.
Comment Period and Enforcement Dates
Stakeholders are invited to comment on the draft by 3 September 2025. Japan will publish the final draft in October 2025, while enforcement is scheduled to commence from 1 April 2026.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Portal - Japan.
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