| Rank |
Target substance group |
| Prohibition |
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Annex A, B and C |
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous
Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Annex Ⅲ |
| Montreal Protocol Appendixes A, B, C and E |
| Chemical Weapons Convention Schedule 1 A and B |
[JPN] Chemical Substance Control Law
Class Ⅰ Specified Chemical Substance in Paragraph 2 of Article 2 |
[JPN] Chemical Substance Control Law
Class Ⅱ Specified Chemical Substances in Paragraph 3 of Article 2 |
[JPN] Occupational Safety and Health Act enforcement ordinance
Substances listed in Article 16, paragraph 1 |
[JPN] Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law
Specific toxic substances in Paragraph (3) of Article 2 |
| Triethyleneglycol dibutylether |
| Chloro methyl benzenamines |
| Specific carcinogenic aromatic amines |
| N-Phenyl-benzenamine reaction products with styrene and 2,4,4-trimethylpentene (BNST) |
| Paraquat (alias: 1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium) |
| 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene |
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene |
| Arsenic and its compounds (with some exceptions) |
| Asbestos |
Azo compounds emitting one of the specific carcinogenic aromatic amines
(restricted only for specific use) |
| Beryllium and its compounds (Beryllium oxide, and used in ceramics) |
[EU] Biocidal active substances as defined in EU Regulation 528/2012
(with the exception of biocidal active substances approved or under review by ECHA) |
| Specific brominated flame retardants (PBB, PBDE, DBDPE…etc.) |
| Cadmium and its compounds |
Chlorinated paraffin (C10-C13)
(alias: Short-chained chlorinated paraffins SCCPs) |
Chlorinated paraffin (C14-C17)
(alias: medium-chain chlorinated paraffins and MCCPs) |
| Specific chlorinated organic solvent |
| Pentachlorothiophenol |
| Flame retardants containing chlorine |
| Hexavalent chromium compounds |
Specific substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduction
(Specific CMR substances) |
| Cobalt (Ⅱ) dichloride |
| Inorganic cyanides |
| Acrylonitrile |
| Dimethyl fumarate |
| Dioxins and related compounds |
| CFCs, Halons, HCFCs, and HBFCs other than being specified with Montreal Protocol Appendixes A, B, C and E |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (alias: PFOA) and its salts; PFOA-related compounds |
| Perfluoroalkylcarboxylic acids (alias: PFCA) with carbon chain lengths of C9-C21 and their salts and related compounds. |
| Perfluorooctane sulfonates (alias: PFOS), its salts and related compounds. |
| Perfluorohexane sulfonates (alias: PFHxS), its salts and related compounds. |
| Perfluoroalkylsulfonates and its salts and related compounds. |
| [USA] Long-chain perfluoroalkyl compounds restricted under the Significant New Use Rules (SNUR) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) |
| Fluorinated Green House Gases (PFCs, HFCs, Sulfur hexafluoride) |
| Halogenated diphenyl methanes |
| Lead and its compounds restricted under the EU RoHS Directive |
| Mercury and its compounds |
| Metal carbonyls |
| Nickel and its compounds (restricted only to prolonged or repeated contact with human) |
| Nonylphenolethoxylates (restricted only for specific use) |
Oxo-degradable plastic
(Plastic materials that include additives which, through oxidation, lead to the fragmentation of the plastic material into micro-fragments or to chemical decomposition.) |
| Flame retardant using red phosphorus |
| Tris (1-azyriidinyl) phosphine oxide |
| Tris (4-isopropylphenyl) phosphate |
| [EU] RoHS restricted Specific phthalates (BBP, DEHP, DBP, and DIBP) |
[EU] REACH restricted specific phthalates (DIDP, DINP, DNOP)
(restricted only for specific use) |
| Specific polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Specific PAH) |
| Radioactive substances |
| Thallium and its compounds (with some exceptions) |
| Tri-substituted organostannic compounds |
| Dibutyl tin compounds (DBT) |
| Dioctyl tin compounds (DOT) (restricted only for specific use) |
| [EU] European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (Packaging Directive) Heavy metals used in packaging materials (Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb) |
| Formaldehyde |
Reduction /
Avoidance |
Ethylene glycol ethers and their acetates (specific) |
| Musk xylene |
| Arsenic and its compounds (for copper foil for printed circuit boards; for semiconductors) |
| Beryllium and its compounds (except for ceramic use) |
| Bromine and bromine containing compounds |
| Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) and PVC blends |
| Chlorine and chlorine containing compounds |
| Perfluoroalkyl substances (alias: PFAS, PFAC) |
| Isocyanates |
| Lead and its compounds (Ceramics, glass, high-temperature solder, alloys, etc. that are exempted from the EU RoHS Directive) |
| Nickel sulfate compounds (except for use in prolonged or repeated contact with human) |
| Bisphenol A |
| Phthalates |
| N,N-dimethylformamide |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) |
| Samarium and its compounds |
| Organotin compounds |
| Monitoring |
IEC62474 Declarable substance groups and declarable substances. |
| Substances listed on the Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL) |
| Aliphatic amines (Monomer, dimer, or trimer) |
| Aromatic amines |
| Alkylene glycol ether and its acetates |
| Antimony and its compounds |
| Musk ketone |
| Azo compounds (except emitting specific carcinogenic aromatic amines) |
| Barium and its compounds |
| Biphenyls |
| Bismuth and its compounds |
| [EU] Biocidal active substances as defined in EU Regulation 528/2012 and approved or under review by ECHA. |
| Boron and its compounds |
[JPN] Chemical Substance Control Law
Monitoring Chemical Substances in Paragraph 4 of Article 2 |
| Chemical Weapons Convention Schedule 2 and 3 |
| Chromium and its compounds (except Hexavalent chromium compounds) |
| [EU] Hazardous substances of CLP Regulation |
| Substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduction (CMR substances) |
| Cobalt and its compounds |
| Copper and its compounds |
| Fluorine and its compounds |
| Gold and its compounds |
| Hydrazine and its related compounds |
| Magnesium and its compounds |
| Maleic anhydride |
| Manganese and its compounds |
| Natural rubber |
| Nickel and its compounds (except for use in prolonged or repeated contact with human) |
| Nitric acid compounds and nitrous acid compounds |
| Nonylphenolethoxylates (except specific use) |
| Palladium and its compounds |
| Phenols |
| Phosphorus and its compounds |
| [EU] Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) of REACH Regulation |
| Selenium and its compounds |
| Silver and its compounds |
| Tantalum and its compounds |
| Tellurium and its compounds |
| Thallium and its compounds |
| Metallic tin and inorganic tin compounds |
| Vanadium and its compounds |
| Zinc and its compounds |