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Cabinet Order that partially amends the Enforcement Order of the Law was promulgated. (relevant to hazardous liquid substances)

1. List of newly notified chemical substances was made public.

2. The reportable chemical substances based on Article 95-6 of the Ministerial Ordinance of the Law was amended.

High mutagens were added or removed to/from the list.

• 1.	The Notice for Performance, The Working Environment Measurement Standard, The Workplace Assessment Standard, The Notice for Requisites were partially amended. (e.g. amendment of Controlled Concentration etc.) (see also pertinent notice)
  2.	Chemical substances set down by the Minister of MHLW based on the provision of Paragraph 3, Article 28 of the law was partially amended.
  3.	The Guideline for the prevention of health hazard of labors by chemical substances, based on the provision of Paragraph 3, Article 28 of the law was partially amended. (see also pertinent notice)

• "Concerning the prevention of industrial accidents by 1-Bromopropane" was made public.

1. A Ministerial Ordinance that partially amends the Ordinance on the Labor Standards Law was promulgated. (related to occupational diseases)

2. A Notice that totally amends the "Matter on setting down chemical substances as pure substance and compounds (including alloy) designated by the Minister of MHLW and diseases specified by the Minister of MHLW based on the provision of the Ordinance on the Labor Standards Law" was made public.

Amendments of "Prevention measures from the exposure of chemical substances to be taken by employers in the works etc. of washing or cleaning" and "Points to be concerned on the prevention measures from the exposure of chemical substances to be taken by employers in the works etc. of washing or cleaning" have been made public.

1. A Cabinet order which partially amends the Enforcement Order was promulgated. (related to the substances required labeling, Specified Chemical Substances)

2. A Ministerial Ordinance which partially amends the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Hygiene and the Ordinance on the Prevention of the Hazard due to Specified Chemical Substances was promulgated.

Partial amendments of the "Regarding the Implementation of Export Trade Control Order" and the "Regarding the Export Approval of Chemical Substances" were made public.

"Substances designated by the Minister of the Environment based on the judgment of International Maritime Organization Marine Environment Protection Committee" was partially revised.

Regarding the assessment of a Substance Not Assessed was made public.

A list of newly notified chemical substances was made public.

Chemical Substance Control Law

"Result of Risk Assessment (primary) Assessment (I) and its handling plan of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances" was made public.

A Ministerial Ordinance related to the partial amendment of the lists of Fire Fighting Activity Inhibitors was promulgated.

Law Concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer through the Control of Specified Substances and Other Measures

Law that partially amends the Law concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer was promulgated. This amendment aims to promote sweeping measures over the whole life cycle, from manufacturing to the disposals, of Fluorocarbons.

"Concerning the prevention measures for chemical substances at the works etc. of washing or cleaning" and "About the items to be concerned for spreading the information about the exposure prevention measures for chemical substances at the works etc. of washing or cleaning"have been released.

"About organic pigments of which the content of produced PCB as by-product was confirmed > 50 ppm. (Mar.22, 2013)" was made public. The manufacturing or importation etc. of said pigments has been stopped by administrative direction.

Amendments of Notice for performance, Working environment measurement standard, Workplace assessment standard were made public. (e.g. amendment of Controlled Concentration etc.)

"The Notice that lays down Transportation Standards etc. of Dangerous Goods by Ships" was partially amended.

1. The reportable chemical substances based on Article 95-6 of the ministerial ordinance of the law was amended.

2. Amendments of Working environment measurement standard, Workplace assessment standard, Notice for requisites, Notice for performance were made public. (e.g. amendment of Controlled Concentration etc.)

1. "The Regulations for the Carriage and Storage of Dangerous Goods by Ships" was partially amended.

2. "The Notice that lays down Transportation Standards etc. of Dangerous Goods by Ships" was partially amended.

”The Notice that lays down Transportation Standards etc. of Explosives etc. by aircrafts " was partially amended.

Dec.26, 2012

A pamphlet titled "Regarding the Import prohibition of asbestos products" (Japanese, English and Chinese versions) was released.

Import of products (by each part) that contains asbestos exceeding 0.1% (including non-intentional contamination) is prohibited.

High mutagens were added or removed to/from the list.

1. Respiratory protective devices that employers shall have workers use for indium compounds were made public.

2. A pamphlet for the amendment of the Ordinance on the Prevention of the Hazard due to Specified Chemical Substances etc. was posted.

"Substances designated by the Minister of the Environment based on the judgment of International Maritime Organization Marine Environment Protection Committee" was partially revised.

Procedures of the notification etc. of the new chemical substance was simplified.

A Ministerial Ordinance that partially amends the Enforcement Ordinance of the Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the Regulation of Specific Chemicals etc. was promulgated. (re: cutoff values of Designated Chemical Substances in connection with use, exportation and importation)

45 Priority Assessment Chemical Substances scheduled to be designated were made public. These substances will be subject to the notification requirement of actual values of this fiscal year. (Member site)

1. "Substances laid down by the Minister based on Paragraph 3, Article 28 of the law" was partially amended.

2. "Guideline for the prevention of health hazards based on Paragraph 3, Article 28 of the law" was made public. (Member site)

Along with the amendment of the Enforcement Order, a Ministerial Ordinance that partially amends the Ministerial Ordinance of the ISHL etc. was promulgated.

A substance of which hazard property is almost equivalent to Class Y substances was made public. (MOE Notice No.141)

A Cabinet order which partially amends the Enforcement Order was promulgated. (related to the addition of Designated Substances)

A Cabinet order which partially amends the Designation Order was promulgated. (related to the addition etc. of Poisonous and Deleterious Substances) Others

A Cabinet order which partially amends the Designation Order was promulgated. (related to the exclusion of Poisonous and Deleterious Substances) Others

A Cabinet order which partially amends the Enforcement Order was promulgated. (related to the substances required labeling, Specified Chemical Substances)

Added the following lists (newly notified chemical substances under the ISHL) to the product page. This is the English list and it includes CAS No. information where available.

"Law that revised part of the law concerning the prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster etc." was promulgated.

"About the prohibition or limitation of the traffic of the subaqueous tunnel by the vehicles loaded with dangerous materials" was made public.

A part of "Notice that specifies the explosive devices that are not subject to the Explosives Control Law" was revised.

"About the thoroughness of the health hazard prevention measures for labors, based on the result of risk evaluation on the chemical substances subject to the reporting requirement of exposure situation of workers in the fiscal year of 2011" was made public..

"Confirmation of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to the effect that there is no hazard (Carcinogenicity) on a new chemical substance" was made public.(Examination standard)

"About an approach for the thoroughness of the observance of the Ordinance on the Prevention of Organic Solvent Poisoning etc. to the printing industry" was made public.

List of newly notified chemical substances has been announced. List(PDF)

Chemical Substance Control Law

"Result of Risk Assessment (primary) Assessment (I) and its handling plan of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances" was made public.

"Situation on various approaches concerning the development of bile duct cancer" was released.

"About a preventive approach for the reduction of exposure from organic chlorine cleaning agents in the washing work of the printing industry etc." was made public.

Technical standard about the manufacturing facilities of PFOS and its salt was made public.

Added the following lists (newly notified chemical substances under the ISHL) to the product page. This is the English list and it includes CAS No. information where available.

A part of the Cabinet Order was amended, and some harmful substances, designated substances, and specified facilities were added. Therefore, related ministerial ordinances and notifications were revised.

(be enforced on May 25, 2012) Member site

A ministerial ordinance that revised a part of the ministerial ordinance that lays down the method of information provision (SDS and label) etc. was promulgated. In addition, a partial amendment of the related management guideline was made public. Member site

"Points of concern related to the labeling on the containers and packages etc. of poisonous or deleterious substances under the PDSCL.(Notification)" (Dated March 26) was made public.

Reference information: GHS introduction situation of our country (dated April 18, 2011) (Inter-ministerial Committee for GHS) (Latest revised information is not included)

"About the Guideline for the promotion of display or notification etc. of hazardous or harmful properties etc. of chemical substances" (Notice dated March 29) was made public.

'Amended degradation test on chemical substances by microorganism etc.' was released to the public.

Names of new chemical substances were partially amended.

"Procedure related to the new chemical substance based on Industrial Safety and Health Law" (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) was updated.

JISZ7253 "Hazard communication of chemicals based on GHS -- Labeling and Safety Data Sheet (SDS)" (Japanese version) was released to the public.

About the Pictogram based on Item 2, Paragraph 1 of Article 57 of the law, Hazardous Harmful Chemical Substances etc. based on Paragraph 1 of Article 24-14 of the amended Ministerial Order, and the Pictogram based on Item 2, Paragraph 1 of Article 24-14 of the same Order were made public.

Member site

"About the prohibition or limitation of the traffic of the subaqueous tunnel by the vehicles loaded with dangerous materials" was made public.

A Priority Assessment Chemical Substance was rescinded its designation.

Lists of new Monitoring　Chemical Substances, Priority Assessment Chemical Substances and Substances for which notification is not required have been released to the public.

The GHS classification result conducted by MHLW/MOE in the fiscal year of 2010 was open to the public.

"About the organic pigment with the possibility of containing unintentional PCB (the third report)" was made public.

"Guideline for the promotion of display or notification etc. of hazardous or harmful properties etc. of chemical substances" was made public.

"Outline etc. of the PRTR data in the fiscal year of 2010" was made public. (MOE Press release)

"About the revision of the notification of the publication of new chemical substance names" was made public.

Partial amendment of the "WRT the export license of chemical substances" and the "WRT the Implementation of Export Trade Control Order(ETCO)" have been released. Member site

The result of GHS classification work on 145 substances, which was conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in the fiscal year of 2007 and 2008 (English version), was open to the public.

"Administrative Guidance for Manufacture/Import etc., of Organic Pigments Containing By-product PCBs"

has been made public. For the prevention of PCB pollution, this information is Open.

A training text for the person in charge of the investigation of hazardous properties (Risk Assessment) based on Article 28-2 of the law was open to the public on Feb. 27.

Guideline for the notification(report) of manufactured etc. quantities of General Chemical Substances, Priority Assessment Chemical Substances, Monitoring Chemical Substance (2012 Feb.) was released.

An amendment bill of the ministerial ordinance related to the MSDS provision and Label display and a draft amendment notice of the Chemical Substance Management Guideline were posted on government website for public comments.

Added the "Investigation of registration status on CSCL and ISHL inventories” (English version) to the product page.

'Guideline for handling fast-track export approval for continuing transactions.' was established.

Six cargoes including Acetone regulated under the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act are the cargoes subject to this new regulation.

'About the manufacture/import etc. of organic pigments containing Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) as by-product (Administrative direction)' was released.

(Requested suspension of manufacture, import, use, shipment of pigments such as Pigment Red 2 that contain PCB exceeding 50 ppm. Requested confirmation by conducting analysis and report, with regard to the inclusion of PCB. etc.) Member Page　Press release(English) Press release No.2 (English)

Amendment of Working environment measurement standard, Workplace assessment standard, Notice for requisites, Notice for performance. (e.g. amendment of Controlled Concentration etc.)

Current situation about the introduction of GHS under this law.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare indicated the idea to the effect that articles (except the products mainly used for consumer usage) are subject to the obligation of MSDS requirements.

JCR-Link　launched a new business for the preparation of Chinese MSDS and Labels which comply with China GHS standards. MSDS for the other countries and languages are also available.

"Guideline for the notifications related to the Class II Specified Chemical Substances etc." has been released to the public. Member Site

"Guideline for the indication (Label) and document delivery (MSDS) of dangerous or hazardous properties etc. of chemical substance etc." and the others have been posted on the government website for public comments. (Related term: JISZXXXX is planed to be laid down on XXX. XX) Member site

Partial amendment of the "WRT the export license of chemical substances" and the "WRT the Implementation of Export Trade Control Order(ETCO)" have been posted on the government website for public comments. (related to 35-3 of Appended table 2 of the ETCO) Member site

Obligation to make efforts on the issue of MSDS and the application of Labels for the Dangerous and Hazardous Chemical Substances was stipulated. Member site.

'Partial modification of the procedure for the notification etc. of new chemical substance' was released to the public.(abolition of yellow card and revision of the format for small volume new chemical substances, etc.) Notice No.XX

'Partial amendment of the degradation test on chemical substances by microorganism etc.' has been posted on government website for public comments.

A draft amendment notice of the 'Scope of works to which employer must not assign women' (related to Article 2 of the Women Labor Standards Order) has been posted on government website for public comments.

A draft notice that additionally designates General Chemical Substances exempted from reporting requirement of manufactured volume etc. (related to Article 8, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the law) is posted on government website.