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

3. MHLW requested proper implementation of "Concerning the prevention measures of health hazard caused by aromatic amines" to relevant industries.

High mutagens were added to the list.

"Candidate Substances applicable to Default Class " was made public.

Newly banned products for imports, which contain Pentachlorophenol etc., have almost been decided.

List of newly notified chemical substances was made public.

A Ministerial Ordinance related to the addition of a Fire Fighting Activity Inhibitor was promulgated.

Ministerial Ordinance which partially amend the Enforcement Ordinance of the Law was promulgated. (Re: Standard of Household Products)

List of newly notified chemical substances was made public.

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

"Request when importing printing paper" was posted. (as Prohibited Product for importation, which contains PFOS,etc.)

2. Regarding the notification of manufacturing quantity, etc. of "MITI 9-1692 Base oil for lubricating oil obtained by hydrofining or cracking of petroleum fractions or residual oil" (Announcement) was made public.

List of newly notified chemical substances was made public.

The total quantity of manufactured/imported Chloroethylene (PACS) of this fiscal year shall be notified as GCS next year.

PACS: Priority Assessment Chemical Substance, GCS: General Chemical Substance

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.

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

1. Corrigenda tables of GHS classification results were made public.

2. The information of Precautionary statements, Hazard code, Precautionary code was added to the classification results tables.

Chemical substances set down by the Minister of MHLW based on the provision of Paragraph 3, Article 28 of the law was partially amended.

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

Aug.20, 2014

1. Cabinet Order which partially amends the Export Trade Control Order was promulgated. (related to appendix 1 and 2)

2. "Cargoes specified by the Minister of METI through Notice based on the provisions under paragraph 35-3 of Appendix 2 of the Export Trade Control Order" was made public.

3. Partial amendment of the "Regarding the Implementation of Export Trade Control Order" was made public.

Partial amendments of 1. the Enforcement Order of the Law (related to Drugs for Designated Diseases), 2. the Enforcement Ordinance of the Law (related to Poisonous and Powerful Deleterious Drugs), 3. Drugs designated by the Minister of MHLW pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 49 of the law (relevant to Prescription Drug), and others were promulgated.

"Ordinance Related to Notification, etc. Concerning the Manufacture or Import of New Chemical Substances" was partially amended. (rationalization of the implementation methods related to the intermediates etc. of which quantity is 1ton or less)

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

Ministerial Ordinance and Notices that partially amend the "Ordinance that sets down judgment criteria related to the wastes which contain metals etc." (related to Paragraph 1, Article 5 of the Enforcement Order of the Law (Hereinafter refer to as "Order")), the "Factors set down by the Minister of MOE (related to NI(ニ) of each Item in Appended Table No.1 of Order), the "Verification methods of metals etc. contained in wastes" (related to Paragraph 1, Article 5 of Order), the "Substances designated by the Minister of MOE" (related to RO(ロ) of each Item in Appended table No.1 of Order), and others were made public. (MOE: the Ministry of the Environment)

Ministerial Ordinance that partially amends the "Ordinance on the Safety of Containers" and Notice that partially amend the "Notice that sets down the details of marking etc., re-inspection methods of containers etc. based on the Ordinance on the Safety of Containers" were made public. (related to International containers for compressed hydrogen automotive fuel system)

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Ministerial Ordinance that partially amends the Ministerial Ordinance of the Law was promulgated. (relevant to oil)

Partial amendments of "Regarding the implementation of Export Trade Control Order," "Regarding the Export Approval of Chemical substances" and "Cargoes laid down by the Minister of METI, related to Paragraph 2, Article 4 of the Export Control Order" were made public.

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

"Review of the Catalog which is subject to the regulations of the Law" was made public. (Partial abolition of the importation procedures)

1. Enforcement Order of the Law was partially amended. (related to Drugs for Designated Diseases)

2. Enforcement Ordinance of the Law was partially amended (related to Powerful Drugs)

3. Drugs designated by the Minister of MHLW pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 49 of the law was partially amended. (relevant to Prescription Drug)

4. Others

Enforcement Order of the Law was partially amended. (Addition of Class I Specified Chemical Substances and Banned Products for Importation)

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 results of risk evaluation on the chemical substances subject to the reporting requirement of workers' exposure situation in the fiscal year of 2012" was made public.

1. Enforcement Order of the Law was partially amended. (relevant to Drugs for the use of Designated Diseases)

2. Enforcement Ordinance of the Law was partially amended. (relevant to Powerful Drug)

3. "Products of Biological Origin and Specified Products of Biological Origin designated by the Minister of MHLW" was amended. (relevant to Products of Biological Origin)

4. Drugs designated by the Minister of MHLW pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 49 of the law (relevant to Prescription Drug) was partially amended.

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