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.

Please log in or register to access the full regulatory briefing and download the related documents.

Log In / Register to Read More

News

Japan publishes the Schedule for Notifications of New Chemicals for 2023
Japan publishes the Schedule for Notifications of New Chemicals for 2023

On 9 September 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MoE) jointly published the Notification...

Read More
2022 Japan GHS Revision
2022 Japan GHS Revision

Japanese standards on chemical classification, labelling and safety data sheets (SDSs), JIS Z 7252 and JIS Z 7253, have been aligned with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Rev.6.Until May, 24, 2022,...

Read More
ACF GHS Report