17 Dec 2013, ECHA adds 7 new substances to SVHC candidate list

17 Dec 2013, ECHA has added another 7 new substances to the SVHC Candidate List, a list that now contains a total of 151 substances. The 7 substances are Cadmium sulphide, C.I. Direct Red 28, C.I. Direct Black 38, Dihexyl phthalate, Imidazolidine-2-thione (2-imidazoline-2-thiol), Lead di(acetate), and Trixylyl phosphate

The full list of 7 newly added substances and their CAS no. can be found below:

http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/echa-updates-the-candidate-list-for-authorisation-with-seven-new-substances-of-very-high-concern-svhcs-

SVHC are defined in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ("the REACH Regulation") and include substances which are:

• carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRs);
• persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic (PBTs) or very persistent and bio-accumulative (vPvBs);
• Identified, on a case-by-case basis, from scientific evidence as causing probable serious effects to human health or the environment of an equivalent level of concern as those above (e.g. endocrine disrupters)

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Reminder: Since Switzerland is not a member of the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA), EU REACH regulation does not apply. Switzerland has its own chemical regulations adopting REACH-like registration and restriction requirements. Please refer to Swiss Chemicals Ordinance (ChemO) and Swiss Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem) for more info.