Japan Consults on Annual Reporting Exemptions for 133 Substances under CSCL

On January 7, 2022, Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Environment (MOE) consulted on adding 133 substances to the list of substances exempt from annual reporting under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL). Comments are due by February 6, 2022, and the final list is expected to be released in late March, 2022. The list is generally updated on a yearly basis. As of March 31, 2021, there were 3,110 substances on the list.