Nov 7, 2026ImportantDue Dec 5, 2026

Public comment on draft amendment to the Enforcement Order of the Act on Safety of Regenerative Medicine (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

Summary: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is seeking public comments on a draft cabinet order that would amend the Enforcement Order of the Act on the Assurance of Safety, etc. of Regenerative Medicine (再生医療等の安全性の確保等に関する法律施行令). The draft is issued under Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Act, and the notice itself does not describe the content of the changes; the details are only in the attached PDF documents.
Who is affected: Businesses and clinics involved in regenerative medicine and related cell-based treatments in Japan, and companies considering entering this field.
What to do: Review the draft order and the public comment guidelines in the attached PDFs to see whether the changes affect your business. If they do, submit any comments through the official e-Gov public comment system (or the submission method given in the guidelines) before the deadline. The notice states that you must check the full guidelines and draft before submitting.
Deadline: Dec 5, 2026
Original title (Japanese): 再生医療等の安全性の確保等に関する法律施行令の一部を改正する政令案に関する御意見の募集について
Issued by: e-Gov Public Comments

Summarized and translated by AI. The original Japanese text is authoritative. Sources: the websites of each Japanese government body (see the original link for each notice). Summarized and translated into English by AI by Japan Regulation Watch under the Public Data License (Version 1.0) of the Government of Japan. This is not an official translation and was not created by the government.