Laws

These are unofficial translations. Only the original Japanese texts of the 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. For all purposes of interpreting and applying law to any legal issue or dispute, users should consult the original Japanese texts published in the Official Gazette.

• Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances(Act No. 117 of October 16, 1973)

• Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc.

• Ministerial Order on Notification, etc. Concerning the Manufacture or Import of New Chemical Substances
• Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. as the Act Relates to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

• Evaluation criteria of new chemical substances that are polymers and that do not pose a risk of causing damage to human health or the habitat and/or growth of flora and fauna in the human living environment by causing environmental pollution(Provisional translation) （PDF：23KB）
• Implementation of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (Provisional version) （PDF：77KB）
• Testing Methods for New Chemical Substances etc.(Provisional translation) （PDF：18KB）
• Biogradation （PDF：52KB）
• form （PDF：22KB）

• Import Clearance Procedures for the Chemical Substances under the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (Provisional translation) （PDF：242KB）
• Concerning the assessment of bioaccumulation of new chemical substances by analog approach, etc. (Provisional translation) （PDF：147KB）
• Handling of Chemical Substances Containing By-Product Class I Specified Chemical Substances (Provisional translation) （PDF：24KB）