The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) added six additional substances to the SVHC Candidate List on December 17, 2014. This brings the total number of substances on the Candidate List to 161. Manufacturers, importers and distributors have communication obligations in the EU if any of their products contain one of these substances above the reporting threshold of 0.1% w/w.
REACH SVHCs Added to Candidate List on December 17, 2014
Substance_Name | EC_Number | CAS_Number | Reason_for_proposing |
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Cadmium fluoride | 232-222-0 | 7790-79-6 | Carcinogenic (Article 57 a); Mutagenic (Article 57 b); Toxic for Reproduction (Article 57 c); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to human health (Article 57 f) |
Cadmium sulphate | 233-331-6 | 10124-36-4; 31119-53-6 | Carcinogenic (Article 57 a); Mutagenic (article 57 b); Toxic for Reproduction (Article 57 c); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to human health (Article 57 f) |
2-benzotriazol-2-yl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol (UV-320) | 223-346-6 | 3846-71-7 | PBT (Article 57 d); vPvB (Article 57 e) |
2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-ditertpentylphenol (UV-328) | 247-384-8 | 25973-55-1 | PBT (Article 57 d); vPvB (Article 57 e) |
2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (DOTE) | 239-622-4 | 15571-58-1 | Toxic for Reproduction (Article 57 c) |
Reaction mass of 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate and 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4-[[2-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-2-oxoethyl]thio]-4-octyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (reaction mass of DOTE and MOTE) | - | - | Toxic for Reproduction (Article 57 c) |
In addition to the six new entries on the Candidate List, the existing entry Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) was updated based on “Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to the environment (Article 57 f)”
The REACH Candidate List SVHCs are available on the ECHA website. Additional information on the REACH SVHC obligations for organizations that manufacture or ship products into the EU are available on the ECD Compliance REACH web page.