REACH SVHC officially updated to 209 items
On June 25, 2020, the European Chemicals Agency ECHA officially released the 23rd batch of substances of very high concern (SVHC), adding 4 substances to the list of substances of very high concern (SVHC list). These four new substances have reproductive toxicity and endocrine disrupting properties. Up to now, the SVHC list has been updated to 209 items.
As the Member State Committee did not reach agreement on the proposal to identify resorcinol (EC 203-585-2; CAS 108-46-3) as SVHC, resorcinol will not be included in the list of SVHC candidate substances this time , The European Commission will continue to further confirm this substance in the follow-up.
The 23rd batch of SVHC candidate substances under REACH regulations:
|
Serial number |
Substance name |
CAS number |
Reason for joining |
Examples of common uses |
|
1 |
1-vinylimidazole |
1072-63-5 |
Reproductive toxicity
|
Used as an intermediate and polymer monomer |
|
2 |
2-methylimidazole |
693-98-1 |
Reproductive toxicity
|
Used as catalysts, raw materials, chemical intermediates; used in pharmaceuticals, photography, photothermal chemicals, dyes, pigments, pesticides, rubber |
|
3 |
Butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate |
94-26-8 |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f)-Human Health) |
Non-reactive processing aids |
|
4 |
Dibutylbis(pentane-2,4-dionato-O,O')tin |
22673-19-4 |
Reproductive toxicity
|
Used in adhesives, sealants, coatings, paints, thinners, paint removers, paper treatment agents, dyes, dyeing and finishing auxiliaries, polymer preparations in resin and rubber production, etc. |
With the continuous update of the SVHC candidate list, companies are facing more and more control requirements. Enterprises need to raise their own product risk awareness. Within six months after the substance is included in the SVHC candidate list, eligible enterprises need to complete the SVHC notification in the article. It is recommended that companies investigate the supply chain as soon as possible to calmly respond to changes in regulations.
