Japanese Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) was initially implemented on 16 April 1974, and the latest amended law was published on 20 May 2009. The amended law will enter into force fully from 1 April 2011.
Scope of Japan CSCL
Japan CSCL covers general industrial chemical products only, which include both new chemicals and existing chemicals. Food or feed additives, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agricultural chemicals and fertilizers are subject to different laws and acts.
General industrial chemical products might also be subject to the requirements of the Industrial Safety and Health Law(ISHL), the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, the Air Pollution Control Law, and the Water Pollution Control Act.
The three government bodies responsible for the implementation of CSCL are the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Labor and Welfare (MHLW), and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE).
Chemicals Regulated under Japan CSCL
The following categories of chemicals are regulated by Japan CSCL:
- New Chemical Substances;
- General Chemicals;
- Priority Assessment Chemical Substances(~1,000 substances);
- Monitoring Chemical Substances (~36 substances);
- Class II Specified Chemical Substances (23 substances);
- Class I Specified Chemical Substances (16 substances);
New Chemical Substance Notification under Japan CSCL
Manufacturers and importers in Japan shall submit new chemical notification to three authorities: METI, MHLW, and MOE, to obtain approval notice from the governments prior to the manufacture or import of the new substance. Foreign manufacturers exporting new chemicals to Japan may also submit new chemical notifications by themselves.
A new chemical substance is defined as a chemical substance other than those listed as follows:
- Existing chemical substances (Approx. 20,600 substances): Chemical substances that were already manufactured/imported at the time of the promulgation of the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL) in 1973;
- Notified chemicals by public notice from the three ministries (Approx. 6,100 substances);
- Class I and II specified chemical substances;
- Priority assessment chemical substances;
All existing chemical substances and notified substances are given MITI numbers which are important for custom clearance.
More info about Japan CSCL and new substance notification under CSCL can be found at:
Japan CSCL
Scope of Japan CSCL
Japan CSCL covers general industrial chemical products only, which include both new chemicals and existing chemicals. Food or feed additives, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agricultural chemicals and fertilizers are subject to different laws and acts.
General industrial chemical products might also be subject to the requirements of the Industrial Safety and Health Law(ISHL), the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, the Air Pollution Control Law, and the Water Pollution Control Act.
The three government bodies responsible for the implementation of CSCL are the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Labor and Welfare (MHLW), and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE).
Chemicals Regulated under Japan CSCL
The following categories of chemicals are regulated by Japan CSCL:
- New Chemical Substances;
- General Chemicals;
- Priority Assessment Chemical Substances(~1,000 substances);
- Monitoring Chemical Substances (~36 substances);
- Class II Specified Chemical Substances (23 substances);
- Class I Specified Chemical Substances (16 substances);
New Chemical Substance Notification under Japan CSCL
Manufacturers and importers in Japan shall submit new chemical notification to three authorities: METI, MHLW, and MOE, to obtain approval notice from the governments prior to the manufacture or import of the new substance. Foreign manufacturers exporting new chemicals to Japan may also submit new chemical notifications by themselves.
A new chemical substance is defined as a chemical substance other than those listed as follows:
- Existing chemical substances (Approx. 20,600 substances): Chemical substances that were already manufactured/imported at the time of the promulgation of the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL) in 1973;
- Notified chemicals by public notice from the three ministries (Approx. 6,100 substances);
- Class I and II specified chemical substances;
- Priority assessment chemical substances;
All existing chemical substances and notified substances are given MITI numbers which are important for custom clearance.
More info about Japan CSCL and new substance notification under CSCL can be found at:
Japan CSCL
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