Regulatory Briefing
In Japan, industrial chemicals are primarily regulated under four different laws, each of which has its own chemical inventory. These inventories define different categories of chemical substances subject to specific regulatory requirements.
News
Japan revises notification procedure for new chemical substances under CSCL
Mar-21-2025
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...
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Japan’s MHLW Publishes Final Enforcement Notice on Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances
On 6 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the final enforcement notice for the Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances and related provisions. The MHLW...
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Downloadable Content
- Medical Device Regulation Actionable Summary
- Food Contact Material Actionable Summary - Japan
- Actionable Summary Japan 2025
- Chemicsl Saftey And Control Law Act In Japanese/english
- Cscl Enforcement Decree
- Industrail Saftey And Health Law In Japense/english
- Ishl Enforcement Decree
- Pollutant Release And Transfer Register Act
- Prtr Enforcement Decree