Japan CSCL Newly Announced Chemical Substances (notified by March 31,2011)

In accordance with the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL), newly announced chemical substances (notified by March 31, 2011) are jointly regulated and published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Substances that were notified by March 31, 2011, as substances that are either newly manufactured in, or imported to, Japan and are not classified as Class I Specified Chemical Substances, Type II Monitoring Chemical Substances or Type III Monitoring Chemical Substances. Such substances are designated by 2016 as Newly Announced Chemical Substances (notified by March 31, 2011). In accordance with CSCL, these substances are designated as General Chemical Substances (excluding Priority Assessment Chemical Substances, Monitoring Chemical Substances and Class I/II Specified Chemical Substances). Currently, over 7,000 substances are included as the newly announced chemical substances.