In accordance with the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL), newly announced chemical substances (notified by March 31, 2011) are jointly regulated and published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Substances that were notified by March 31, 2011, as substances that are either newly manufactured in, or imported to Japan and are not classified as Class I Specified Chemical Substances, Class II Monitoring Chemical Substances or Class III Monitoring Chemical Substances. Such substances are designated as Newly Announced Chemical Substances on 2016 (notified by March 31, 2011). In accordance with CSCL, these substances are designated as General Chemical Substances (excluding Priority Assessment Chemical Substances, Monitoring Chemical Substances and Class I/II Specified Chemical Substances). Currently, newly announced chemical substances notified by March 31, 2011 includes over 7000 substances.
► In accordance with CSCL, newly announced chemical substances (notified by March 31, 2011) are designated as general chemical substances. If the production or import volume of these substances reaches 1t/y or above, annual report shall be submitted before June 30 and the deadline of submission is on July 31.
► Chemicals not designated as newly announced chemical substances (notified by March 31, 2011) are not subject to the relevant obligations.
Regulations and standards
► Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (Chemical Substances Control Law;CSCL) (June 17, 2022)
► Implementation of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture (Dec 28, 2020)
► Guidelines for Filling in Manufacturing Quantity of General Chemical Substances, Priority Assessment Chemical Substances and Monitoring Chemical Substances (Mar 30, 2020)
Regulatory authorities
► Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
► Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
► Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
Exemptions
- elements
- Naturally occurring substances
- Radioactive substance
- Specific substances stipulated under the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act
- Narcotics, raw materials of stimulants under JAPAN Anti-Doping Code
- Narcotics specified in Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act
- Chemical substances manufactured or imported for R&D purposes
- Substances specified in the following regulations: ①food, food additives, containers and utensil, toys and detergents under the Food Sanitation Act; ②pesticides in the Pesticide Control Law; ③fertilizers in the Fertilizer Control Act; ④feed and feed additives under the Feeds Safety Act; ⑤ pharmaceutical, cosmetics and medical devices under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act.
- Concentration of general chemical substances in the mixture is below 10%
- Purchased from Japan and sell to Japan
- Chemical substances contained in products or articles directly sold to consumers
How to obtain the list?
- Click here to search for the latest inventory
- Contact CIRS Group to purchase the latest version (in Excel)
Our services
- New Chemical Substance Search
- New Chemical Substance Notification
- Preparation of registration scheme (data evaluation and data analysis)
- Testing coordination and supervision
- Consultation with our experts or competent department
- Regulatory Training
- Preparation of SDS and label
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