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.

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Japan Amends Import Customs Clearance Procedures under CSCL – Effective February 2025 
Japan Amends Import Customs Clearance Procedures under CSCL – Effective February 2025 

On February 6, 2025, the updated import customs clearance procedure for chemicals under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) was made available on the official portal of Japan's Ministry of Economy,...

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Japan Updates Food Additive Standards under Food Sanitation Act
Japan Updates Food Additive Standards under Food Sanitation Act

Update: On 30 January 2025, the Japanese government notified the WTO that the proposed revisions to food additive standards under the Food Sanitation Act became effective on 23 January 2025.    ...

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