Japan
Japan has listed PFOS and its salts as a Class I Specified Chemical Substance under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) and PFOS is subject to export restriction under the country’s Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law. The Class I listing occurred in response to the new listing of PFOS under the Stockholm Convention after the government evaluated if PFOS and its salts were persistent, bioaccumulative, and have long-term toxicity for humans and animals.
Additionally, the government of Japan has been conducting environmental monitoring of PFOS since 2009.
RISK REDUCTION APPROACHES FOR PFASs | ||||||||
Action | Path taken | BEPs Implemented | Category of PFASss addressed | Articles covered? | Life cycle stage(s) addressed | Method of approach | Public- private partnership encouraged? | Level of constraint |
PFOS and its salts listed in Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) |
Manage the manufacture, import, export and use | Minimise the use of PFOS | PFOS and its salts | Yes | Manufacture, import, export, use | Regulatory | No | Strict regulations on manufacture, use, export and import Reporting to the PRTR |
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