| Targeted audience |
EU/EEA manufacturers, EU/EEA importers and their upstream providers, EU/EEA distributors |
| Products concerned |
Consumer products |
| Key industries concerned with this insight |
Packaging, EEE (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) |
| Application date |
27 June 2024 (for SCIP notification and SVHC communication obligations) |
| Main content or requirements |
On 27 June 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added the substance Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide to the SVHC list. If SVHC substances are present in an article component placed on the EU/EEA market in a concentration above 0.1%, the supplier needs to submit a SCIP notification to ECHA. |
| Reference |
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On 27 June 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the SVHC Candidate List for authorisation as of June 2024, adding 1 new substance to the list. The SVHC list now contains 241 entries of substances.
The newly added substance is Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide (CAS No. 80-43-3), which is identified to be toxic for reproduction and is found to have been used as a processing aid.
Details of the addition to the list are as follows:
| # |
Substance Name |
EC Number |
CAS Number |
Reason for inclusion |
Examples of uses |
| 1 |
Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide |
201-279-3 |
80-43-3 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57(c)) |
Processing aid |
If SVHC substances are present in an article component placed on the EU/EEA market in a concentration above 0.1% w/w, the EU/EEA supplier of that article needs to submit a SCIP notification to ECHA under the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD, Directive 2008/98/EC).
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