Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of their Manufacture (Act No. 117 of 1973). Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1973 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Pollution control Classification/declassification Internal trade International trade Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Act aims at establishing a system for the evaluation of the properties of new chemical substances and at regulating the manufacture, import, use, etc. of chemical substances in order to prevent environmental pollution. Full text English Website www.asianlii.org References - Legislation Implemented by Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances（Cabinet Order No. 202 of 1974）. Legislation | Japan | 1974 (2018) Keyword: Hazardous substances, Internal trade, International trade, Pollution control, Classification/declassification, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX