Japan publishes a manual to promote online applications

In Japan, companies must notify new chemical substances manufactured or imported in volumes of less than one tonne a year or apply for small-volume permits. Companies are also required to submit...

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Japan to classify carcinogenic substances under category 1

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) is a cabinet-level ministry of the Japanese government which provides services on health, labour and welfare.   The MHLW published a proposal on 21...

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Sea transport requirements to be revised by Japan

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is the Japanese government agency responsible for the comprehensive and systematic use, development and conservation of the land, consistent development of social...

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Japan plans to prohibit perfluorohexane sulfonic acid

During the Chemical Materials Japan 2022 virtual conference, which took place between 17 and 28 October 2022, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry...

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Japan updates its occupational disease substances list

On 14 October 2022, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced two different public consultation notifications to add 13 more compounds that could be hazardous to the health of...

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Japan establishes workplace substance exposure measurement standards

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is currently considering a shift from legally compliant risk management to autonomous risk management in response to the growing risk management of new chemicals...

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Japan announces 2023 schedule for low volume notification

On 20 October 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) have jointly published the...

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Japan updates SDS and labelling guidelines in accordance with PRTR Law

In order to help companies, comply with the regulations for chemicals in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR), Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has issued its 2022...

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Japan Implements New Export Regulations on PFOA and DecaBDE

On 14 October 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), released a notice to revise the Export Trade Control Order, regarding the export approval of Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and...

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Japan updates its guidance for risk assessments of PACS under the CSCL

On July 15, 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Environment (MoE), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced that they have revised...

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