Japan Regulatory Updates (H1 2020)

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Written By Alex Paul

METI add 6 substance into the PACs

On 31st March, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the announcement to remove 3 substances from the CSCL Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PACs)

On 1st April, METI adds six substances into the CSCL PACs List.

References: Announcement on 31st March | Announcement on 1st April

MHLW propose 6 substances into Poisonous and Deleterious Substance List

On 20th Dec 2019, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed to add 6 substances into the poisonous or deleterious substances list.

Reference: MHLW notice

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