ECHA Adds One substance to the Candidate List

SafeGuardSAutomotive, Cosmetics and Hygiene, Electrical & Electronics, Hardgoods, Personal and Protective Equipment, Softlines, Toys and Juvenile ProductsNovember 12, 2024

SG 162/24

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added one substance on the Candidate List. There are legal obligations placed on industry once a substance has been placed on this list.

On November 7, 2024, the ECHA announced the addition of triphenyl phosphate (TPP) to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC). This inclusion expands the number of entries on the Candidate List from 241 to 242.

Highlights of the addition of TPP to the Candidate List are summarized in Table 1.

Substance (EC/CAS)	Examples of application
Triphenyl phosphate (204-112-2/115-86-6)¹	Flame retardant and plasticizer in polymer formulations, adhesives and sealants

Table 1

¹Endcrine disrupting properties – environment

What are the consequences of a substance being added to the Candidate List?

Once a substance is placed on the Candidate List, companies have legal obligations when this substance is included either on its own, in mixtures or in articles.

Duty to communicate on substances in articles

EU or EEA suppliers of an article containing a Candidate List SVHC in a concentration above 0.1% are required to provide the recipient of the article with information to allow its safe use. This equivalent information should be supplied to consumers within 45 days when requested.

Duty to notify ECHA under REACH

EU and EEA producers and importers of an article are obliged to notify the ECHA if their article contains a substance on the Candidate List. This applies if the substance meets two conditions:

Substance is more than 0.1% in those articles
Substance is present in those articles in quantities totaling more than one tonne per producer or importer per year

The notification must be submitted within six months from the date the substance is included on the list.

Safety data sheets (SDS) for substances on their own and in mixtures

Suppliers of substances on the Candidate List, either on their own or in mixtures, are obliged to provide their customers with an up-to-date safety data sheet (SDS).

Duty to notify ECHA under the Waste Framework Directive

Since January 2021, EU suppliers of articles containing more than 0.1% of an SVHC on the Candidate List are obliged to notify the ECHA (Waste Framework Directive, WFD). This notification is published on the ECHA’s substances of concern in products (SCIP) database.

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