On Apr 3rd 2017, Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the latest batch of Prior Assessment Chemical Substances (PACs) under the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL). This batch contains 16 substances with numerical designations from 212 to 227. The details of these substances can be accessed here: http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/chemical_management/kasinhou/files/yusen/yusen_new_170403.pdf.