SG 018/25
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) 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 21, 2025, the 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 242 to 247.
Additionally, the ECHA amends one existing entry for tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite to reflect its endocrine disrupting properties for the environment
Highlights of the revision to the Candidate List are summarized in Table 1
| European Chemicals Agency, ECHA/NR/25/02, January 21, 2025 ECHA adds five hazardous chemicals to the Candidate List and updates one entry | ||
| Entry No. | Substance (EC/CAS) | Examples of application |
| 1 | 6-[(C10-C13)-alkyl-(branched, unsaturated)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl]hexanoic acid (701-118-1/2156592-54-8)¹ |
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| 2 | O,O,O-triphenyl phosphorothioate (209-909-9/597-82-0)² |
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| 3 | Octamethyltrisiloxane (203-497-4/107-51-7)³ |
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| 4 | Perfluamine (206-420-2/338-83-0)³ |
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| 5 | Reaction mass of: triphenylthiophosphate and tertiary butylated phenyl derivatives (421-820-9/192268-65-8)² |
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| 6 (updates existing entry) | Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite⁴ |
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| ¹Toxic for reproduction ²Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) ³Very persistent, very bioaccumulative (vPvB) ⁴Endocrine disrupting properties – environment (ED ENV) | ||
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 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 of more than 0.1% are required to provide information to the recipient of the article to allow the safe use of the article. The equivalent information should be supplied to consumers within 45 days when requested.
Duty to notify the ECHA under REACH
EU and EEA producers and importers are obliged to notify the ECHA if their article contains a substance on the Candidate List. This applies if the substance meets two conditions:
- The substance is more than 0.1% in those articles
- The substance is present in those articles in quantities totalling 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 SDS.
Duty to notify the 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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