ECHA updates the Candidate List for authorisation with seven new substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
The Candidate List now contains 151 substances
Seven new SVHCs were added to the Candidate List following either unanimous agreement by the Member State Committee (MSC) or without the involvement of the MSC where no comments challenging the identification as SVHC were received by the Agency.
The new entries are listed below. Cadmium sulphide was added as it is carcinogenic and also as it was identified as being of an equivalent concern based on probable serious effects to human health (specifically due to the effects on kidney and bone). The next two substances listed are also identified as being carcinogenic, with the remaining four substances identified as being toxic for reproduction.
The legal obligations that companies may have resulting from the inclusion of substances in the Candidate List may apply to the listed substances on their own, in mixtures or in articles. Producers and importers of articles containing any of the seven substances included in the Candidate List on 16 December 2013 have six months to notify ECHA if the SVHC is present in articles in amounts that total more than one tonne per producer or importer per year and above a concentration of 0.1% weight by weight. There are exemptions from the notification obligation if the substance is already registered for the use or when exposure can be excluded.
As foreseen by REACH, a specific procedure will be followed to decide when the substances should also be included in the List of Substances subject to Authorisation (Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation).
Substances included in the Candidate List for authorisation on 16 December 2013 and their SVHC properties:
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# | Substance name |
EC number |
CAS number |
SVHC property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Cadmium sulphide |
215-147-8 |
1306-23-6 |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a); Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to human health (Article 57 f) |
|
2 |
Disodium 3,3'-[[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diylbis(azo)]bis(4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulphonate) (C.I. Direct Red 28)
|
209-358-4 |
573-58-0 |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) |
|
3 |
Disodium 4-amino-3-[[4'-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo][1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo] -5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate (C.I. Direct Black 38)
|
217-710-3 |
1937-37-7 |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) |
|
4 |
Dihexyl phthalate |
201-559-5 |
84-75-3 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c) |
|
5 |
Imidazolidine-2-thione (2-imidazoline-2-thiol) |
202-506-9 |
96-45-7 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c) |
|
6 |
Lead di(acetate) |
206-104-4 |
301-04-2 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c) |
|
7 |
Trixylyl phosphate |
246-677-8 |
25155-23-1 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c) |
