Japan Updates PACs list

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2020-04-30

On 1 April 2020, Japan designated the following substances as Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PACs) under the Japan Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL):

Hydrogen cyanide

Diethyl phthalate

5-Chloro-2-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenol

2,2’-Dichloro-4,4’-methylenedianiline

2,2’-Dichloro-ar,ar’-methylenedianiline

Benzenamine, ar,ar’-methylenebis[ar-chloro-

Formaldehyde, polymer with 2-chlorobenzenamine

Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,5-dicarbonitrile

Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,6-dicarbonitrile

Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,?-dicarbonitrile

Poly[imino(carbonimidoyl)imino(carbonimidoyl)iminohexane-1,6-diyl] hydrochloride (1:?)

In addition, on 31 March 2020, the designation of the following substances as PACs was cancelled pursuant to Article 11 of the CSCL:

Pyridine-triphenylborane(1/1)

N,N-Dimethylpropane-1,3-diyldiamine

Compound of carbonic acid and N,N-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine

Manganese N,N’-ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate)

This brought the number of PACs to 226.

22 October 2019

Yordas Give, 30 April 2020
; https://www.yordasgroup.com/hive/news/article/898