On 23 June 2021, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has launched a public consultation on restricting the substance “Dechlorane Plus” in Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation. The proposed restriction would prevent the manufacturing, use and placing on the market of “Dechlorane Plus” and on articles containing Dechlorane Plus in concentrations equal to or greater than 0.1% by weight.
Dechlorane Plus is a synthetic substance mainly used as a flame retardant in adhesives/sealants and polymers, and used as an extreme pressure additive in greases. It was identified by ECHA as a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) in 2018 because of its very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties. Dechlorane Plus shows structural similarities with already listed Persistent Organic Pollutants such as aldrin, chlordane, heptachlor, mirex, chlordecone, which have neurotoxic and some also carcinogenic properties.
The proposed restriction:
| Designation of the substance, of the group of substances or of the mixture | Conditions of restriction |
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1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloropentacyclo [12.2.1.16,9.02,13.05,10] octadeca-7,15-diene (“Dechlorane Plus”) [covering any of its individual anti- and syn-isomers or any combination thereof] CAS No 13560-89-9; 135821-74-8; 135821-03-3 EC No 236-948-9; -; - |
1. Shall not be manufactured, or placed on the market as a substance on its own from [18 months after entry into force]. 2. Shall not, from [18 months after entry into force], be used in the production of, or placed on the market in: (a) another substance, as a constituent; (b) a mixture; (c) an article, in a concentration equal to or above 0.1% by weight. |
The consultation on this proposed restriction starts on 23 June 2021 and ends on 3 January 2022. The final opinions of both Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and Socio-Economic Assessment Committee (SEAC) are scheduled to be available by June 2022. ECHA will send the joint opinion of the Committees to the European Commission, which will take the decision whether to include the proposed restriction in Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation.
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