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 Import Customs Procedures for Chemical Substances under CSCL – Effective January 2025
On 8 January 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the revised import customs procedure for chemicals under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) on its official portal. ...
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Japan’s MHLW Drafts Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances – Comments Due by 27 January 2025
On 28 December 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released a draft notice to revise the criteria for determining poisonous and deleterious substances under the Poisonous and Deleterious...
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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