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Japan Announces Notification Requirements for Category II Chemical Substances under the Chemical Approval Law

  • 2015-09-29

Japan Announces Notification Requirements for Category II Chemical Substances under the Chemical Approval Law

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has published a document outlining the notification requirements for the list of Class II regulated chemical substances under the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL).

The current Category 2 list contains 23 chemical substances that may cause harm to human health and the environment. Companies that manufacture or import these substances weighing more than 1 kilogram must go through a notification process.

The table below summarizes the required documents and timelines for companies to submit reports. Additionally, companies that manufacture or import Category II regulated chemical substances must submit annual reports between April 1st and the end of June each year.

ClassificationNotifierAnnouncement contentTimeline
Category 2 regulated chemicals (the chemicals themselves)Enterprises planning to manufacture/importExpected weightOne month before manufacturing/import
Enterprises planning to update manufacturing/import volumesUpdated notification weightBefore exceeding the reported amount
Manufacturing/Importing CompaniesPrevious year's manufacturing/import weightApril 1st to the end of June each year
Products containing Category 2 regulated chemicalsCompanies planning to importExpected quantityOne month before manufacturing/import
Enterprises planning to update import volumesUpdated number of reportsBefore exceeding the reported amount
Importing companiesPrevious year's manufacturing/import volumeApril 1st to the end of June each year

In addition, companies that manufacture or import more than 1 ton of general chemical substances per year must report this between April 1 and the end of June each year. According to the Chemicals Review Act, all chemical substances except those listed as priority assessment chemicals, Category I and Category II regulated chemicals, and exempted chemicals are considered general chemical substances.

Sources:Chemical Watch (2015-02-11) (Compiled by PIDC)

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