NATIONAL PROFILE on Chemicals Management - UNITAR

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Japan has joined several international conventions regarding chemical management such asthe Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention).Table 10-2Participation in international agreements/procedures on chemical managementINTER<strong>NATIONAL</strong> AGREEMENTSAgenda 21United Nations Commission on SustainableDevelopment (CSD)UNEP London GuidelinesFAO Code of ConductILO Convention No. 170(The Chemicals Convention)UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous GoodsRotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for CertainHazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC Convention)Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastesand Their DisposalStockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention)Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and OtherMatter (London Convention)GATT/WTO Agreement (regarding trade of chemical substances)Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use ofChemical Weapons and on Their DestructionAgreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community(regarding GLP for chemicals and GMP for pharmaceutical products)COMPETENT GOVERNMENTMINISTRIES AND AGENCIESMOFAMOEMOFAMOFAMAFFMOFAMHLWMOFAMOFAMOFAMOEMOFAMOFAMOFAMOFMHLWMAFFMETIMOFAMETIMOFAMHLWMAFFMETI10 2 Participation in appropriate technologicalassistance projects● ASEAN Seminar for workers for chemical producing companies (METI)The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS)(http://www.aots.or.jp/eng/indexeng.html) has been providing a one-week long trainingseminar for about 20 workers of chemical producing companies from ASEAN countries(excluding Brunei) in its training centre once or twice a year. The main content ispresentations of measures of the Japanese chemical industry regarding responsible careactivity, the legal system regarding recycling/environment and GHS, as well as factory toursand workshops.63
● Despatch of experts to chemical industries in ASEAN (METI)As a part of its training projects, the Japan Overseas Development Corporation (JODC)(http://www.jodc.or.jp) has been dispatching experts of the Japanese chemical industry fora period of two weeks or so to and evaluate responsible care activities in the chemicalindustry in ASEAN countries and hold seminars.● The cooperation project on risk management technology of chemical substances inMalaysia (METI, JICA)Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) conduct this project in cooperation with the Ministry ofScience, Technology and the Environment (MOSTE) of Malaysia, with the aim ofcontributing to the enhancement of management of hazardous chemicals by offering, thruthe Environmental and Bioprocess Technology Centre of SIRIM Berhad, a publiccorporation of Malaysia, assessment and management services to the industry of Malaysiaregarding the safety of chemical substances. METI and the JICA have implemented thisproject between April 1998 and March 2002. Specifically, the project consisting of thedispatch and acceptance of experts, and equipment supply, transfers technology regardingmutagenicity and ecotoxicity tests, risk assessment, waste water disposal and sampleanalysis.64
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National Profile on Chemicals Manag
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CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ..............
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6.1.2.1. Japan Chemical Industry Ec
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11.2. The public ..................
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SummaryThe scope of this Profile is
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Chemical Substances and Promoting I
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1 1.2 Official language and educati
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1 1.4 Average life expectancyIn 200
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1 2 Political structure1 2.1 Form o
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1 3 The manufacturing and agricultu
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Chapter 2Production, import, export
Page 25 and 26: Cosmetics 404,260Paints 1,811,513Pr
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Page 29 and 30: 2 2 WasteIn the Waste Management an
Page 31 and 32: Chapter 3Issues regarding the produ
Page 33 and 34: 2000/12/6 Oita Explosives productio
Page 35 and 36: consumption, and also the regulatio
Page 37 and 38: Law for the Controlof HouseholdProd
Page 39 and 40: 4 2 Laws on the control of substanc
Page 41 and 42: 4 3 Overview of the main measures a
Page 43 and 44: 4 3.2 Notification, etc. Under the
Page 45 and 46: 4 4 Examples of voluntary activitie
Page 47 and 48: ● Voluntary management activities
Page 49 and 50: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDU
Page 51 and 52: technological evaluation, analysis
Page 53 and 54: 6 1.1.3 Japan Plasticizer Industry
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Page 69 and 70: Table 8-1Sources of data in JapanDA
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Page 81 and 82: Chapter 12Available and necessary r
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Page 89 and 90: Chemical Management Policy Division
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