| 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 |
EEE (Electrical and Electronic Equipment), cosmetics |
| Application date |
7 November 2024 (for SCIP notification and SVHC communication obligations) |
| Main content or requirements |
On 7 November 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added the substance triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) 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 |
https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-adds-one-hazardous-chemical-to-the-candidate-list-1 |
On 7 November 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the SVHC Candidate List for authorisation as of November 2024, adding 1 new substance to the list. The SVHC list now contains 242 entries of substances.
The newly added substance is triphenyl phosphate (TPhP, CAS No. 115-86-6), which is identified to have endocrine disrupting properties and is used as a flame retardant and as a plasticiser.
Details of the addition to the list are as follows:
| # |
Substance Name |
EC Number |
CAS Number |
Reason for inclusion |
Examples of uses |
| 1 |
Triphenyl phosphate
(TPhP) |
204-112-2 |
115-86-6 |
Endocrine disrupting properties
(Article 57(f) - environment) |
Flame retardant and plasticiser in polymer formulations, adhesives and sealants |
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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