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Basic Environmental Law (Law No. 91 of 1993).
Date of text: 19 October 1993
Environmental Impact Assessment Law（Act No. 81 of 1997）.
Date of original text: 13 June 1997 (2014)
Act on Waste Management and Public Cleaning (No. 137 of 1970).
Date of original text: 1970 (2022)
Noise regulation Law No. 98 of 1968.
Date of text: 10 June 1968
Air Pollution Control Act (Act No. 97 of 1968).
Date of original text: 10 June 1968 (2006)
Cabinet Order No. 324 of 1968 for Implementation of the Noise Regulation Law.
Date of text: 30 November 1967
Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act (Act No. 303 of 1950).
Date of original text: 28 December 1950 (14 December 2011)
Climate Change Adaptation Act (No. 50).
Date of text: 13 June 2018
Law Concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity through Regulations on the Use of Living Modified Organisms (Law No. 97 of 2003).
Date of original text: 18 June 2003 (2017)
Act on Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities (Act No.100 of 2000).
Date of original text: 31 May 2000 (16 July 2003)
Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of their Manufacture (Act No. 117 of 1973).
Date of original text: 16 October 1973 (13 December 2013)
Sewerage Act (Act No. 79 of 1958).
Date of text: 24 April 1958
Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation Related to Plastics (Act No. 60 of 2021).
Date of text: 2021
Act Preventing the Environmental Pollution of Mercury (No. 42).
Date of text: 19 June 2015
Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (No. 57).
Date of text: 10 August 2012
Act on Promotion of Support Measures for the Lives of Disaster Victims to Protect and Support Children and Other Residents Suffering Damage due to Tokyo Electric Power Company's Nuclear Accident.
Date of text: 27 June 2012
Act on Promoting the Treatment of Marine Debris Affecting the Conservation of Good Coastal Landscapes and Environments to Protect Natural Beauty and Variety (No. 82 of 2009).
Date of original text: 15 July 2009 (2011)
Act on Regulation of Emissions From Non-road Special Motor Vehicles.
Date of text: 25 May 2005
Law No. 77 concerning the Promotion of Business Activities with Environmental Consideration by Specified Corporations, etc., by Facilitating Access to Environmental Information, and Other Measures.
Date of text: 2004
Act on the Promotion of Environmental Conservation Activities through Environmental Education.
Date of original text: 23 July 2003 (2011)
Act on Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles (Act No. 87 of 2002).
Date of original text: 12 July 2002 (02 June 2006)
Basic Act on Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society.
Date of text: 02 June 2000
Act on Final Disposal of Specified Radioactive Waste.
Date of original text: 2000 (2024)
Act on Special Measures against Dioxins (No. 105 of 1999).
Date of original text: 16 July 1999 (31 May 2000)
Act on Confirmation of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof (Act No. 86 of 1999).
Date of original text: 13 July 1999 (13 December 2002)
Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Act No. 117 of 1998)
Date of original text: 09 October 1998 (2006)
Law relating to Protection of the Environment in Antarctica (Law No. 61 of 1997).
Date of text: 1997
Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging (Act No. 112 of 1995).
Date of original text: 16 June 1995 (15 June 2006)
Act for the Control of Export and Import of Specified Hazardous and Other Wastes (Act No. 108 of December 16, 1992).
Date of original text: 16 December 1992 (2017)
Law No. 70 of 1992 Concerning Special Measures for Total Emission Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides from Automobiles in Specified Areas.
Date of text: 30 November 1991
Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (Act No. 48 of 1991).
Date of original text: 26 April 1991 (08 February 2002)
Law No. 53 concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer through the Control of Specified Substances and other Measures.
Date of original text: 20 May 1988 (1994)
Working Environment Measurement Act (Act No. 28 of 1975).
Date of original text: 01 May 1975 (2011)
Act on the Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances, 1973 (Act No. 112 of 1973).
Date of text: 12 October 1973
Japan Sewerage Works Agency Act (Act No. 41 of 1972).
Date of original text: 29 May 1972 (2015)
Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (No. 3).
Date of text: 06 March 2013
Order for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Cabinet Order No. 45).
Date of text: 06 March 2013
Ordinance on Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards at Works to Decontaminate Soil and Waste Contaminated by Radioactive Materials Resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Related Works （Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare No. 152 of 2011）.
Date of original text: 2011 (2013)
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Ecotourism Promotion Act (No. 1 of 2008).
Date of original text: 01 April 2008 (31 March 2010)
Ministerial Ordinance Specifying the Method of Provision of Information on the Properties and Handling of Designated Chemical Substances. (No. 401 of 2000).
Date of original text: 22 December 2000 (2012)
Enforcement Order of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act（Cabinet Order No. 346 of 1997）.
Date of original text: 1997 (2016)
Ordinance enforcing the Law concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer through the Control of Specified Substances and other Measures (No. 308 of 1994).
Date of original text: 30 September 1994 (1997)
Regulation to Effectuate the Act for the Control of Export and Import of Specified Hazardous and Other Wastes (Order of the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Health and Welfare, and Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 1 of October 7, 1993).
Date of original text: 07 October 1993 (2020)
Order to Effectuate the Act for the Control of Export and Import of Specified Hazardous and Other Wastes （Cabinet Order No. 282 of 1993）.
Date of original text: 1993 (2019)
Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances（Cabinet Order No. 202 of 1974）.
Date of original text: 07 June 1974 (2018)
Order for Enforcement of the Air Pollution Control Act（Cabinet Order No. 329 of 1968）.
Date of original text: 30 November 1968 (2021)