Regulations of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration Article 13

A registrant, to extend the valid period of the registration approval, shall make an application to the central competent authority three to six months prior to its expiration. Information on estimated quantity of new chemical substances manufactured or imported for the following year shall be submitted to the central competent authority at the same time. Upon approval of the central competent authority, the extension shall be granted pursuant to the previous Article.If the central competent authority is unable to make the rejection/approval decision for the extensions before the original approval registration expires, those who file the extension application pursuant to the preceding paragraph may continue to manufacture or import the new chemical substances, in compliance with the situation specified in the originally approved registration, until the review is completed.If the central competent authority is unable to make the rejection/approval decision for the extensions before the original approval registration expires, those who fail to file the extension application pursuant to paragraph 1 shall stop manufacturing or importing the new chemical substances after the original approval registration expires. If a registrant does not apply for an extension before the original approval registration expires, the original approval registration becomes ineffective exactly on the following day of the expiration day specified in the original approval registration. A new application for registration shall be made in order to continue manufacturing or importing such chemical substances.If the registration type intended for extension is inconsistent with the original approval registration, a new application for registration shall be made.