New update to Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs)
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New update to Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs)
On the 21st of January 2025, the ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) released the new Candidate List of SVHCs with the addition of five new substances. The current list of SVHCs now contains 247 substances.
See below a table indicating the latest substance addition:
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Nº |
Substance name |
EC number |
CAS number |
Reason for inclusion |
Examples of use(s) |
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1 |
6-[(C10-C13)-alkyl-(branched, unsaturated)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl]hexanoic acid |
701-118-1 |
2156592-54-8 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
Lubricants, greases, release products and metal working fluids |
|
2 |
O,O,O-triphenyl phosphorothioate |
209-909-9 |
597-82-0 |
Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, PBT |
Lubricants and greases |
|
3 |
Octamethyltrisiloxane |
203-497-4 |
107-51-7 |
Very persistent, very bioaccumulative, vPvB |
Manufacture and/or formulation of: cosmetics, personal/health care products, pharmaceuticals, washing and cleaning products, coating and non-metal surface treatment and in sealants and adhesives |
|
4 |
Perfluamine |
206-420-2 |
338-83-0 |
Very persistent, very bioaccumulative, vPvB |
Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical equipment and machinery and vehicles |
|
5 |
Reaction mass of: triphenylthiophosphate and tertiary butylated phenyl derivatives |
421-820-9 |
192268-65-8 |
Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, PBT |
No active registrations |
Additionally, the ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) updated the existing Candidate List of SVHCs for Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite entry. Its endocrine disrupting properties for the environment are included.
See below a table indicating the update for Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite entry:
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Nº |
Substance name |
EC number |
CAS number |
Reason for inclusion |
Examples of use(s) |
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1 |
Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite |
- |
- |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment) |
Polymers, adhesives, sealants and coatings |
Legal obligations for companies using SVHC substances include:
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Suppliers provide customers and consumers with enough information to allow for safe use of products that contain a substance of very high concern (SVHC) above a concentration of 0.1 % (weight by weight of 4-nonylphenol, branched and linear (4-NP).)
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Importers and producers of these products must notify the ECHA if their article contains SVHC substances above a concentration of 0.1% weight by weight (w/w) and the substance is present in those products in quantities totalling over 1 tonne per producer or per importer per year. The notifications must be submitted within six months from the date it that the substance is included in the list.
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Suppliers of substances on the Candidate List, supplied either on their own or in mixtures, must provide their customers with a safety data sheet.
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Under the Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC on waste- WFD), any supplier of an article containing a substance of very high concern (SVHC) in a concentration above 0.1% weight by weight (w/w) on the EU market is required to submit a SCIP Notification on that article to ECHA, as of the 5th of January 2021. SCIP is the database holding information on Substances of Concern in articles, as such or in complex objects (products), established under the WFD. The SCIP database complements the existing notification obligations for Candidate List substances in articles subject to REACH regulation and its related communication through the supply chain, according to Articles 7 (2) and 33 respectively.
Click here to access the official List from ECHA’s website.
