On 2 September 2022, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has launched a Public Consultation on 9 potential Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC). The proposed substance in the consultation is listed as below, the deadline for commenting is 17 October 2022.
# |
Substance Name |
EC Number |
CAS Number |
Proposing Authority |
Reason for Proposing |
1 |
1,1'-[ethane-1,2-diylbisoxy]bis[2,4,6-tribromobenzene] |
253-692-3 |
37853-59-1 |
Spain |
vPvB (Article 57e) |
2 |
2,2',6,6'-tetrabromo-4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol |
201-236-9 |
79-94-7 |
Norway |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) |
3 |
4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol |
201-250-5 |
80-09-1 |
Belgium |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c); Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment); Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – human health) |
4 |
Barium diboron tetraoxide |
237-222-4 |
13701-59-2 |
Sweden |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
5 |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate covering any of the individual isomers and/or combinations thereof |
-- |
-- |
Sweden |
vPvB (Article 57e) |
6 |
Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate |
224-208-8 |
4247-02-3 |
Denmark |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – human health) |
7 |
Melamine |
203-615-4 |
108-78-1 |
Germany |
Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to human health (Article 57(f) - human health); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to the environment (Article 57(f) - environment) |
8 |
Perfluoroheptanoic acid and its salts |
-- |
-- |
Netherlands |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c); PBT (Article 57d); vPvB (Article 57e); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to human health (Article 57(f) - human health); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to the environment (Article 57(f) - environment) |
9 |
reaction mass of 2,2,3,3,5,5,6,6-octafluoro-4-(1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropan-2-yl)morpholine and 2,2,3,3,5,5,6,6-octafluoro-4-(heptafluoropropyl)morpholine |
473-390-7 |
-- |
Belgium |
vPvB (Article 57e) |
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