On 1 September 2020, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has launched a Public Consultation on 2 potential Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The proposed substances in the consultation are listed as below, the deadline for commenting is 16 October 2020.
| # | Substance Name | EC Number | CAS Number | Proposing Authority | Reason for Proposing |
| 1 | bis(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl) ether | 205-594-7 | 143-24-8 | Austria | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
| 2 | Dioctyltin dilaurate, stannane, dioctyl-, bis(coco acyloxy) derivs., and any other stannane, dioctyl-, bis(fatty acyloxy) derivs. wherein C12 is the predominant carbon number of the fatty acyloxy moiety | -- | -- | Sweden | Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c) |
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