05 Jun 2018 REGULATORY NEWS

REACH: Seven New Substances Listed as SVHC

On 15 January 2018, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced seven new substances will be viewed as Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) and have been added to the Candidate List under REACH regulation (EC) 1907/2006. The ECHA Candidate List now contains 181 substances.

By Bureau Veritas Technical Services 3 minute read

After inviting interested parties to comment on the addition of eight potential new SVHCs, the Member States Committee of the EU agreed on including seven new substances to the ECHA Candidate List. Therefore the list now contains 181 substances in total.

Besides that, an additional property, Equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to environment (Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - environment)), has also been added to the previous listed Bisphenol A (BPA).

Once a substance is put on the Candidate List, producers, importers or suppliers may have information obligations if the article contains more than 0.1% of an SVHC. Notification of the ECHA is required as well if the total amount of the specific SVHC exceeds 1 ton/ year.

Name	Potential Uses	CAS no. (EC no.)
Chrysene	Normally not produced intentionally but rather occurs as a constituent or impurity in other substances.	218-01-9 (205-923-4)
Benz[a]anthracene	Normally not produced intentionally but rather occurs as a constituent or impurity in other substances.	56-55-3 (200-280-6)
Cadmium nitrate	Used in laboratory chemicals and for the manufacture of glass, porcelain and ceramic products.	10325-94-7 (233-710-6)
Cadmium hydroxide	Used in laboratory chemicals and for the manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical equipment.	21041-95-2 (244-168-5)
Cadmium carbonate	Used as a pH regulator and in water treatment products, laboratory chemicals, cosmetics and personal care products.	513-78-0 (208-168-9)
1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18- Dodecachloropentacyclo [12.2.1.16,9.02,13.05,10] octadeca7,15-diene (“Dechlorane Plus”TM) [covering any of its individual anti and syn-isomers or any combination thereof]	Used as a non-plasticising flame retardant, used in adhesives and sealants and in binding agents.	-
Reaction products of 1,3,4- thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde and 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (RP-HP) [with ≥0.1% w/w 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear]	Used as a lubricant additive in lubricants and greases.	-
4,4’-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A)**	Used in the manufacture of polycarbonate, as a hardener for epoxy resins, as an antioxidant for processing PVC and in the production of thermal paper.	80-05-7 (201-245-8)

**Bisphenol A has already been included in the Candidate List due to its toxic for reproduction properties and its endocrine disrupting properties with effects on human health.

Additional Information: The Full ECHA Candidate List: https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table

The ECHA announcement: https://echa.europa.eu/-/seven-new-substances-added-to-the-candidate-list-entry-for-bisphenol-a-updatedto-reflect-its-endocrine-disrupting-properties-for-the-environment