With aim of preventing damage to human health caused by environmental pollution from chemical substances, Notification Systems of New Chemical Substances have been implemented in nine countries.
Manufacturers or importers are required to notify new chemical substances in advance of the manufacture and the import provided that the new chemical substances are not listed in the existingchemical substances Inventory.
As notification systems in major nations, the following regulations are outlined with points to note for researchers in business corporations in this article:
Japan;The Chemical Substances Control Law (Law concerning the evaluation of chemical substances and regulation of their manufacture, etc.) and Industrial Safety and Health Law Article 57-3 (Investigation of Toxicity of Chemical Substances)
China;Provisions on the Environmental Administration of New Chemical Substances
EU;the REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) Regulation
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