Japan Japan Begins Public Comment on Draft Cabinet Order to Add “LC‑PFCA and Their Salts, etc.” to the List of Class I Specified Chemical Substances under CSCL

Japan Begins Public Comment on Draft Cabinet Order to Add “LC‑PFCA and Their Salts, etc.” to the List of Class I Specified Chemical Substances under CSCL

On March 20, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly opened a public comment period for the “Draft Cabinet Order Partially Amending the Enforcement Order of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (Chemical Substances Control Law; CSCL).”

Author / Responsibility

AOKI Kenji

Senior Consultant, EnviX Ltd.
General Director, E&H Consulting Co., Ltd.

Business Performance

Expertise in EHS (environment, health and safety) consulting in ASEAN region.
- Environmental regulations updating
- Chemical regulations consulting

Background

MSc in Earth Science, The University of Tokyo

AOKI Kenji