EU REACH – ECHA Announces Addition of 4 substances as SVHCs to Candidate List

Vol. 947 | 19 Jan 2017

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the addition of 4 new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List.

The substances are detailed below for reference

Substance name	EC number	CAS number	SVHC property	Examples of use(s)
4,4’-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A; BPA)	201-245-8	80-05-7	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c)	Manufacture of polycarbonate epoxy resins and chemicals; hardener in epoxy resins
Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) and its sodium and ammonium salts	206-400-3 - 221-470-5	335-76-2 3830-45-3 3108-42-7	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) PBT (Article 57d)	Lubricant, wetting agent, plasticiser and corrosion inhibitor
p-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenol	201-280-9	80-46-6	Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to environment (Article 57f)	Manufacture of chemicals and plastic products
4-heptylphenol, branched and linear [substances with a linear and/or branched alkyl chain with a carbon number of 7 covalently bound predominantly in position 4 to phenol, covering also UVCB- and well-defined substances which include any of the individual isomers or a combination thereof]	-	-	Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to environment (Article 57f)	Manufacture of polymers; formulation into lubricants

The notification by ECHA is contained in the link below:

https://echa.europa.eu/-/four-new-substances-of-very-high-concern-added-to-the-candidate-list

Producers and importers of articles containing the substances included in the Candidate List have six months from the date of inclusion to notify ECHA if the following conditions apply:

• the substance is present in those articles in quantities over one tonne per producer or importer per year
• the substance is present in those articles above a concentration of 0.1% weight by weight

In addition, the suppliers of articles that contain these substances in a concentration above 0.1% (w/w) have to provide sufficient information to allow safe use of the article to their customers, or upon request, to a consumer within 45 days of the receipt of the request. This information must contain as a minimum the name of the substance.

This addition brings the total number of SVHCs on the list to 173. A link to the full candidate list of SVHCs is below:

http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/candidate-list-table

 

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Mike Redshaw
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