CSCL

CSCL Practical Guide is the first book about the latest CSCL written in English.
CSCL is the Japanese law regulating industrial chemicals corresponding to US TSCA and EU reach.
The book copntains the outline of Japanese chemical regulation, CSCL history, detail explanation of the law and supporting document, new chemical notification and exemptions, risk assessment under the law etc.
Especially in the section of new chemical notification, many practical information is included such as procedure to determine whether a chemical is new chemical or not, eligibility for exemption, test requirements evaluation flow.

The book contains some 35000 words of text, 19 tables and 15 figures.

Sample PDF (36 pages out of 134 pages in A4 format) is available. Click here.

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Below is the table of the contents. 

​1. Regulations around chemicals in Japan
2. What is CSCL?
2-1 Establishment of the Law
2-2 The original CSCL
2-3 The 1986 amendment
2-4. The 2003 amendment
2-5 The 2009 amendment
2-6 The 2017 amendment
3. Legal structure and outline of present CSCL
3-1 Structure of the law
3-2 Supporting documents under the law
3-3 Cabinet orders
3-4 Ministerial ordinances
3-5 Publication in the Official Gazette
3-6 Notice / Announcement
3-7 Outline of the law
3-8 Import of chemicals
4. New Chemical Notification
4-1. What is “chemical” under CSCL?
4-2 Scope of the CSCL notification
4-3 How can you check MITI number on NITE-CHRIP DB?
4-4 Test requirements and evaluations
5 Confirmations
5-1 Law volume
5-2 Small amount
5-3 Intermediate, Closed system, Export only
5-4 PLC
6. Comprehensive Assessment
6-1 Role of screening and risk assessment
6-2 Annual reporting of general chemicals and screening
6-3 Risk assessment
7. List of tables and figures
8. Useful links