Japan: New authorization requirement for PFHxS substances

 

Japan published an amendment to the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances.

Based on Article 17 and 22 of the Act, the following substance was designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances which need authorization to be manufactured or imported:

Perfluoro (hexane-1-sulfonic acid) (PFHxS)-related compounds

In accordance with the Article 24 of the Act, the following products are designated as products prohibited from being imported when PFHxS-related compounds are used in them:

1. Water-repellent textiles and oil-repellent textiles
2. Etching agents used for metal processing
3. Etchants used in the manufacture of semiconductors
4. Surface treatment agents for plating or such preparation additives
5. Antireflection agents used in semiconductor manufacturing
6. Resists for semiconductors
7. Water repellent, oil repellent and fabric protection agents
8. Fire extinguishers, fire-extinguishing agents, and fire-extinguishing foam
9. Water-repellent clothes and oil-repellent clothes
10. Water-repellent floor coverings and oil-repellent floor coverings

To find out more about chemical compliance in Japan, do not hesitate to contact the Product Compliance Institute.