WTO notification · TBT
JapanProposed measure, open for comments
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 14 October 2026. Comments are open until 13 December 2026.
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Published here:
Chemical substances listed in Appendix 1 to 3, and preparations containing them
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 13 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/JPN/918 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Japan.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)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. Some chemical substances are excluded from the obligations, the names of some chemical substances are revised, and other amendments are made.
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Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1434
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