The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has added 1,1- (ethane-1,2-diyl)bis [pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) to the REACH Candidate list, bringing the total number of SVHC up to 251.
Requirement Summary and Effectives Dates
On the 5th November 2025, the ECHA added 1,1- (ethane-1,2-diyl)bis [pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) to the SVHC candidate list. There are now 251 entries in the candidate list of SVHCs. DBDPE is very persistent and very bioaccumulative and is used as a brominated flame retardant in various industries.
Once a substance is put on the Candidate List, producers, importers or suppliers have information obligations if the article contains more than 0.1% of a SVHC. Notification of the ECHA is required as well if the total amount of the specific SVHC exceeds 1 ton/year. Apart of this, article suppliers may also need to notify SVHC in their articles (if more than 0.1%) to ECHA's SCIP database under the Waste Framework Directive.
| Substance Name | EC number | CAS Number | Reason for inclusion |
| 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) | 284-366-9 | 84852-53-9 | Very persistent and very bioaccumulative, vPvB (Article 57e) |
For more information, see text of:
• ECHA announcement
• Three other potential SVHCs
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