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WTO notification · TBT

JapanProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Chemical products – Japan

Official title

Amendment to the Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Act and related ordinances about the chemical substances subject to labelling and notice through SDS, etc.

Japan notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 17 December 2025. The comment period closed on 15 February 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Chemical substances listed in Appendix, and preparations containing them

Notifying member
Japan
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 17 December 2025. Check WTO ePing or Japan for its current status.
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/JPN/890
ICS classification
  • 71.100 Products of the chemical industry

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 15 February 2026
Proposed adoption
March 2026 (subject to change)
Proposed entry into force
April 2028 (subject to change)

How to comment

The comment period closed on 15 February 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/JPN/890; it can take them up with Japan.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Act and related ordinances are to be partially amended to place obligations on the business operators relating to the chemical substances subject to labelling and notice through SDS, etc.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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