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 amends New Chemical Substances List: 119 Substances Added
On 27 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the addition of 119 new chemicals to the New Chemicals List under the Industrial Safety and Health Act...
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Japan’s Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs) effective from 1 June 2025
Japan’s Positive List (PL) for food contact materials (FCMs) entered into force on 1 June 2025. On the same day, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published a manual introducing the positive...
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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