SG 16/24
The European Chemicals Agency has added five substances and revised one substance on the Candidate List. There are legal obligations placed on industry once a substance has been placed on this list.
On January 23, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the addition of five substances to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC). This inclusion expands the number of entries on the Candidate List from 235 to 240.
Additionally, the ECHA expands the classification of one existing entry for dibutyl phthalate (DBP) to include its endocrine disrupting properties for the environment (see Table 1 below).
Highlights of the aforementioned six SVHC on the Candidate List are summarized in Table 1.
European Chemicals Agency, ECHA/NR/24/01, January 23, 2024
ECHA adds five hazardous chemicals to Candidate List
| No. | Substance [EC/CAS] | Classification | Examples of application |
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| 1 | 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol [211-989-5/732-26-3] |
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| 2 | 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol [221-573-5/3147-75-9] |
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| 3 | 2-(dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one [438-340-0/119344-86-4] |
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| 4 | Bumetrizole (UV-326) [223-445-4/ 3896-11-5] |
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| 5 | Oligomerisation and alkylation reaction products of 2-phenylpropene and phenol [700-960-7/---] |
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| 6 (updates existing entry) | Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) [201-557-4/ 84-74-2] |
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Table 1
What are the consequences of a substance being added to the Candidate List?
Once a substance is placed on the Candidate List, companies are subject to legal obligations when their substance is included either on its own, in mixtures or in articles.
Suppliers of an article containing a Candidate List SVHC in a concentration of more than 0.1% are required to provide information to the recipient of the article to allow the safe use of the article. This equivalent information should be supplied to consumers within 45 days when requested.
EU producers and importers of an article are obliged to notify the ECHA if their article contains a Candidate List SVHC within six months from the date it has been included on the list.
Suppliers of substances on the Candidate List, either on their own or in mixtures, are obliged to provide their customer with an up to date safety data sheet (SDS).
Since January 2021, EU producers, importers, assemblers and distributors 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 in ECHA’s substances of concern in products (SCIP) database.
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