On 14 June 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced two new substances will be viewed as a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) and have been added to the Candidate List under REACH regulation (EC) 1907/2006. The ECHA Candidate List now contains 235 substances.
Background
After inviting interested parties to comment on the addition of a potential new SVHC, the Member States Committee agreed on including the two new substances to the ECHA Candidate List. Therefore the list now contains 235 substances in total.
Once a substance is put on the Candidate List, producers, importers or suppliers may have information obligations if the article contains more than 0.1% of an SVHC. Notification of the ECHA is required as well if the total amount of the specific SVHC exceeds 1 ton/ year. From 5 January 2021, article suppliers may also need to notify SVHC in their articles (i.e. more than 0.1%) to ECHA’s SCIP database under the Waste Framework Directive.
New SVHC
| Name | cas no. (ec no,) | reason for inclusion | potential uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide | 75980-60-8 (278-355-8) | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) | Inks and toners, coating products, photo-chemicals, polymers, adhesives and sealants and fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay. |
| Bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulphone | 80-07-9 (201-247-9) | vPvB (Article 57e) | Manufacture of chemicals, plastic products and rubber products. |
Additional Information:
The Full ECHA Candidate List: https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table
The ECHA announcement: https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-adds-two-hazardous-chemicals-to-candidate-list#msdynttrid=xAyZ5T93c6r9Fq23oH4mDFKE7YyazxA57G1dBTW0eys
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