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Japan MHLW Adds 187 Existing Chemical Substances under ISHL

On March 26, 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) published on the official gazette 187 chemical substances[1] as existing chemical substances under the Industrial Safety and Health Law (ISHL).

The substances were assigned with ISHL numbers from 29057 to 29243. Since these chemical substances are regarded as existing chemicals now, the manufactures and importers of such substances will no longer need to notify them as new chemical substances under ISHL.

In Japan, new chemical substances are required to be notified under ISHL and the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL), respectively. For CSCL, the notified substances are added to the Inventory of Existing and Notified Substances (ENCS)[2] five years after the notification is completed. For ISHL, the notified new substances will be published as existing substances around a year after the completion of notification.

The ENCS includes mainly substances manufactured in or imported to Japan, aiming to decide whether the substances are safe in their manufacture, import and use as well as whether they will result in environmental pollution or harm human health. The inventory of existing substances under ISHL applies to chemical substances manufactured in or imported to Japan for workplace uses, designed to protect workers from any harm associated with such substances.

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