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FAR EAST REPORT y ftOMRT F. CONNtLLY. ASLK relay I Co., toe. Tokyo, Japan New Japan*** Law "Concamlng Scraanlng of Chemical Subatancaa and Raguiationa of Thalr Manufacture, Importation, and Uaa" For haaaty yome, la* baa hna subjected to an Inefeaateg number of dwtutenl wbllnai *Nh qaaMtonabli or unlmewn leatetty. A* a raauH. a whole spectrum of pallatton-reiated diseases hat boon discovered and chwtriad. Many of (beat have been traoad In ipacitc chemical aubatancet. Sine* dm mum mbatanoai am being ua*d In the UnNad Stain, tha m**> tum matted by tha Japan*i Co*> amwant to priawt farther harm to tha Nvm of Ha cttlanM daald be of totaiwat, In addition. Snaa whaaa pradneti a* uaed In Japan will need to comply wNh Uw paovtaww of Ihit lap* letioa. NATUM 00 CHMMCALLV fpgffpp ptft/Mff Thera are tour major type* of "pollu tion dtaeaan' aaaoctatad wMh ipacific chemical arnta initottod by the vfc-tbni uf tha dteemet (Ttoda I). In addMmi, diera are other "poNolien diaaaaaa" in sulting fnm the inhatotton of. or con tact with, the irritant. The latter group* tone baan omMMd same they Md torn stptdfaaac* far nadm cf IX. Benauae of tha tnOoea of thee* chain* leal MnH. puM public aeneerw haa been panaratad. Tim pmaant Jaw waa written one <d> the governments reactiona to public demonMratiom and polMicnl acth'ity aimed at correcting omr af thaw dluaai. VFKT OP TMP LAW ON C1WPNCAL AND lUBWCAIfT hum mm Legtslatfcm wa enacted on Sep tember 18, 1973. asd oAeiatfy an nounced on October 16. The act aid tti backgound an available In a govarrv ment puhBtton. "An Eiptawnan of the Law Concerning Screening of Chemical Suh*twice," (304 pp, 1.460 yen. U. S. 84.67). It waa edited by the Chemical Safaty Croup of the Saak Induatry Bueaau of tha Miniatry oi Internattenal Trade and Induatry (Mill). In thb wetume. the nthon have mmmerited the problem* which the gov ernment wn attempting to overcome Dheaic TaAUE i )mutant Minamata Dlaaaaa Mercwy, largely m methyl mercury. llat-lta dlaaaaa (Ouch-Ouch diaaiaa) Morinaga Arienk MUk Fotmnmg Cadmium and perhapi lead and me hwdtiiid mlh contraming impure by the lamnant of thte lagufottea. They ewfafa the pmoednwa aatobliahad by the UnNad State*, tha Campaw Economic CooHounity. and Swe den to check the **cmactenant of perintent chemicals mo die environment. The wdume written in Japanew hut contatot twenty-wven page* of EngHeh The Engllth portion mrludei a Mantlelion uf the Japmew act md a partial mpy nf the Amerwan T,im State stances Control Act of 1972 ' iSectaam 2. X 4, 5. 6. 7. md 9) It would appear Iron, thr |apa"Klaw that they drew upon, hut dto mri copy, the American act Prrhapv thr moat nntebto eaceptton it found in the fact that they required that mdurtrv. m the chon period of (Hr week*, submit Ilate irf all chemical rubilancet manufatlured, imported, or uaed pruu to ()r. tober 16, 1973. Thote rhenucais wha-h the government agreed should lie lilted hove been granted a limited grand father a riaoae" for contoured use pro vided they do noi offend tk,-ir privileged poaltion. Thte part nf the art will be eiplatoad further iwiow Eacept where noted, all ,-hrmtcai tulniante, and animal, vegetable, and mineral oih faH within the provovns ut thu law lv they pure compounds. industrial greases, or commercial chemKol muturea (waaei. cleaning compound,, de greater*. refttmranl*. eh- v though eertarn murtum contammg three nr more ingredients may he classified a pro ducts' rather than "chemical substanoet." 1Cmemi Rice Oil Diseme PCB accumulation PQ| ingested in ftah. fowl nf mons 070544 COFt AND MFMITIOM The act contains certain daflmtains which muat be eiplamed before the Mara*, 1*71 lUMtCATiOM aNOWMimO htlacr of the prasriilowi gw bo tutorprated correctly. It define* a "chiasicnl substance* m "compound obtained by chemical imwWMi of on element or element* or compound of compounds Irtrludlsi radioactive isbiUsrrt . . As interpreted by MITl, ikfi definitien include* *11 mMiiudc prod ucts and many natural sobrtanee* (totvents. oils, asphalt. etc. I Howrwf, ono of the supportleg documents stare* that It "dees net include natural mbitoncn or compounds obtained from natural substance* by sepwatton ortompanicd by no riuwwal ramitoo." In Article 2. t escludes certain com* pounds which are covered by training legialtolon. nwnely "specified puMuns." "tumilanti." and "nareotici." Also rol suhefew hlmU far aro to "tortfag and research*, (t) raff (wad fa throb); *od. 0) mmpmioda "praaertbed by gpvrerunent oedieaeim* New th* end of dir art. Artieie 33 pwdai far the eartusion of "chemtcJ sobetaocer* when their use would bring them under legislation controlling; (I) bodstuffs including additives, contain ers usd wrappings, playthings, end dr* terjpnts); ll) agricultural cheatusds, (3) lupplies (including pharmaceuticals, nonpharmareuticals. cosmetics, and medical implements). The placement and content* nf this Article be* a dose parallel to the U. S Art. "Chemiod mbalances" are broken down further into "enating chemical substances," "nrw chemical sub stances." and "specified chemical substotee* " In theory, all chemicals man ufactured or imported prior to October 16. 1973. we "eaisttog." However, if no one submitted them in time to be listed io the "List of Chemical Sub stances." ihoy we now treelod a* "new." Became of the oompiertly of the tranilrtiid defiaitton of a "apacifiad chemical substance." U has boon pa phsorod as falfawa, A nonfatodapudabfa cbemtoal subifca fduaa art Wild Mroif easily to ohomtoal ehangti couaad by natural efieeta") u aosdy aacumuirted in "btola0tai osfstam" w*d wfctoh. if tngastad coutlnuousiy, my be "harmful to human health." If the chemical substance t* readily thangod by "natural affarta" but the renailing chemtcul uhatroves Cor dements") een be aacumuiated hi "btolofeai orgroUm*" and. "if in- ta human health." It also Is cimofted as a "specified chemical rabifanm." Htc tew pees on to: (>) set up prosedures far screenmg "new cherakai subtaners" to see whether they should be cimiiAed ae "chemical substances" or "specified chemical substances"; (2.) ettabhah rules far the mMtifacture. im port. and use of "specified chemical wbatOMcs". 0.) provide far revtsuig facta reveal the need far such a chmge; (4.) require the! certain records be msnuasned, (5.) permit touspcrtton of faolitief and records where "mHScd chemical substances" are menufarturod or used to remove sample* therefrom, and (A.) Impose penalties uf "penal ser- been cipraiscd as Ti n' Hrtoens * 'F, Cl or fir," etc After (Mbbcetion of the "provisional IUt." tndustry was given until jwuan 23. 1974, to comment upon the list usd recommend inclusion of suhatonces which had been raoilted. At this writ ing. the changes growing out of this in dustry review have not been released In Japanese, the "Provisional List" u 140 pages fang, costing <m|y MO ven (3,27) An unofficial English transla tion contams over TOO standard letter sheets and roitt about 81.SOU sen liWB.OO). An official translation has been promised in the near future There are nine majur Hassifintawiv in the Pmvumnel Int Thes are m fisi- fitoi 4 W to 300.009 yog 01JDOJ nr On Docombar 13. 1973. Mm pubItshed a list of 19.091 "eclating chemi cal tubs!mors" based upoo the com pounds which MITl hod classified as "spraified chemiod substances." The prasenee of e pwtteufar compound. al a future data, be mctoaiified as a "specified chemical substance." A* maotaeiad previously, the rubetancea submitted must have been manufac tured or imported prior to October I A. 1973. Many cobits and phone calls heve pmsed hetween Japws offices and American he4 office* over the ques tion of disclosure of the structure* of proprietary chendols. The idicone in dustry aid lubricating od additive in dustry met with MITl to deterwittH1 emctly Juit how they muet define rhr structures of the# compounds. At one point, tome silicone manufartutors advised that they would with draw certain of that compounds from the j^aneie market rather than dis close their easel uompoatticsu Since some of these materials have unique properties importoil to various prod ucts manufactured in Japan. Mm permitted seme mmpaniei to mfamit structures which wore sufficiently poeealiaed so that they srould not re veal guardedproprietary tofarmrtion. provided Ihsi the spirit of the Ism would not be compromised. Further, rasher thro to erisnd the list keypad ell reaeon, certain ganaraltcntioas common to todurtrial chemical practice wore permtttod. eg.. 4kyi chaOu hove 1 Iturgoiic compounds 1 Oigvne arydic low-molocufar compound* ' t. Organic carbomanocyeHe low-molocufar compounds 4. Organic embopoiveveite low- mnieeuiar comp&tinds 5. Organic hrlrroevrlir low- moierular tsimpnundi 6. Organic pnlvmeric high- muk-cuiar rumpminds 7 Organic pnK<sHMieiiMtr-<v|ir httdi-imibvulai iswnpiMimb S. Organa- (iintfaiund* utrh . prepared starch lut. wal ml 9. Miscs-Uanetms Uterp ire frw kevs lu sasist llu- iiih m finding a particular mm|nimi wiihm its group. Indeed, a isxnpuund mas Induplicated or mav appear under in* cvllaneoua" rather than when- mr might eapert in find a The law requires that MITl perform teats over the neat three wars in Mtertatn whether the listed sulittcnsev trids comply wrth the requirements slating that they or then pmdinSs id dei-urnposition do not accumulate in Iismh-i and if irsgr'ted cimfinumnls arc iml hwuifai to human hertlh. It it antH'ipated that there will In- numenms chanips, especialls withm the first tear of enforcement of this law Chenus-ai rod kibrimnl mroulai'tiirers and impir. tart dare not ignore these changes fhb new lew wifi hove a Wrong rod enmedtote impact upun firm* whu with d rt dw Amerioro fastety d MQNS 070545 10 ship tilth-trial mtd c--renter cfc--d* crii --d lubre--ta to Jap--. Imposter* melting ' clear shipments afier April 16. I9?3. will need to identify to mh>m the iaqredtofitr In their produm*. These thrn mult be located Hi the "I'm* uamal Lm<" at --tended, end identified by code number. MIT) Hate* that thrv do not tnvftmn requiring Miimritn to tIMe the oencentraOon of rati dtemtcal lubct--ce in imaturea. A IM of ie|oedtont> identified with thrn >ode number* taken from the Pro* iitnnal Lilt will --Ace to clear the multinr through mstom*. A more attra-ttvr pmredure may be to request that proprietary raliture* oont--lng three or more ingredtento be daaalAed aa '`product*'' rather th-- at "chomicel subM-ces." Recently. the authors Arm hm been teeeetAil to do--ag ievrd htbric--ts In thd manner. The procedures for submitting "new chemical substances here not been completely formulated at title writing. Reader* requiring specific informatkm may write to the author. CONCLUSION Thu new act must be leebed upon as a iqptfic--t mom towmd the control ot aubat--car which could c--ar further environmental destruction nf our "pi--et Earth. " tnduatry. whuh could have prevented tome at these prob lems. must now (ace there new mgulellonr in a positive, constructive manner BMTONS MOTE: LE util nsirmfH i" supply eddltminmi xvnrro/ m/<irvuMtn on <Ala mbyecr m future taturt Reader* requiring ipectftc information mmi write the owAne or ( ft) 8,,\ H41 Tokyo lOO-Pf Robert F. Connelly ASLE Far East Correspondent RMMrt 9. Cannot*, ASIA, re-dra m Tabyn tiAere Aft principle ertfciriM arr to (Ac fieUo of poUtHlon control and iuhrtrntlnn. Mr it gradual* In CAtmuiry from the Celtfomm InetUote VrrAnidiv Mi (.'tionrtfy it a member of the Soc iety u( AWinnertor Engioetri, the Amerven .Wlrty foe Tearing and Mate rial*. lAr /ay-- Sectriy of Lubricorton Cep--nea, end la e Frfime of the Hayat Saruiy of Htokh. He A-- been a a--nbrr of ASLA toner J954. and --d m Watte-- Jlrffanaf Vice Prvaldant to IWI-IM3. Mr CunnaSy la emplaiyad by Barday h Cn.. lot., Tokyo. Jopm. Hit pMw rmptoym--i inrlurin SArlf Od Company, prey ttf C'tuqp--P- S--y CArmiraf Comp--y (now CAeeron CAmmre/ Cn.J, Smery Ind--artat. Mil6rr Cmpo--toon and PaoontamtnaMan./nr MORS 070546 m--. in uraamnoir