15 June 2015, ECHA’s Member State Committee (MSC) has unanimously agreed to identify two new substances as SVHCs. These four substances are added to the Candidate List for authorization. The Candidate List now contains 163 substances.
From the date of inclusion, EU or EEA suppliers of articles which contain substances on the Candidate List in a concentration above 0.1% (w/w) have to provide sufficient information to allow safe use of the article to their customers or upon request, to a consumer within 45 days of the receipt of the request. This information must contain as a minimum the name of the substance.
Producers and importers of articles have six months from today to notify ECHA, if both of the following conditions apply:
There are exemptions from the notification obligation if the substance is already registered for the use or when exposure can be excluded.
Two new substances of very high concern (SVHC)
| Substance Name | EC Number | CAS Number | Applications |
| 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed decyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with ≥ 0.3% of dihexyl phthalate |
271-094-0 272-013-1 |
68515-51-5 68648-93-1 |
Plasticizers and lubricants, adhesives, coatings, building material, cable compounding polymer foils, PVC compounds and artist supplies, polyurethane adhesives |
| 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [1], 5-sec-butyl-2-(4,6-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [2] [covering any of the individual stereoisomers of [1] and [2] or any combination thereof] | - | - | Fragrances |
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