About the Law

*This part is produced with the cooperation of the Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan.

*This is an unofficial translation. Only the original Japanese texts of laws and regulations have legal effect, and the translations are to be used solely as reference material to aid in the understanding of Japanese laws and regulations.

• 1. History of the Law
• 2. Overview of the Law
  • 2-1. Pre-manufacturing Evaluation System for New Chemical Substances
  • 2-2. Regulation of Chemical Substances Based on Their Properties
  • 2-3. Relationship of the Chemical Substances Control Law to Other Laws

Class I Specified Chemical Substances | Class II Specified Chemical Substances

Applicable law and regulations

Chemical Risk Information Platform (CHRIP) including chemical substance database

-Link to the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation

Contacts   -Government agencies responsible for the Chemical Substances Control Law

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