The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added five new Substances out of the Seven recommended substances to be included in the Candidate List of Very High Concern (SVHCs) on 17 December 2015. Dicyclohexyl phthalate and hexamethylene diacrylate (hexane-1,6-diol diacrylate) have not been added to the Candidate List. With the newly updating, the Candidate List now contains a total of 168 substances.
14th Batch SVHC Candidate list
|
No. |
Substance Name |
EC No. |
CAS No. |
Reason for inclusion |
Main uses |
|
1 |
Nitrobenzene |
202-716-0 |
98-95-3 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c) |
Manufacture of other substances |
|
2 |
2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol (UV-327) |
223-383-8 |
3864-99-1 |
vPvB (Article 57 e) |
UV-protection agents in coatings, plastics, rubber and cosmetics |
|
3 |
2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)-6-(sec-butyl)phenol (UV-350) |
253-037-1 |
36437-37-3 |
vPvB (Article 57 e) |
UV-protection agents in coatings, plastics, rubber and cosmetics |
|
4 |
1,3-propanesultone |
214-317-9 |
1120-71-4 |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) |
Electrolyte fluid of lithium ion batteries |
|
5 |
Perfluorononan-1-oic-acid and its sodium and ammonium salts |
206-801-3 |
375-95-1 21049-39-8 4149-60-4 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c); PBT (Article 57 d) |
Processing aid for fluoropolymer manufacture/lubricating oil additive/surfactant for fire extinguishers /cleaning agent/textile antifouling finishing agent/polishing surfactant/waterproofing agents and in liquid crystal display panels |
Link to SVHC Candidate list：http://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table
Legal Obligations of Companies
Producers and exporters of articles containing any of the SVHC candidates shall notify ECHA if both of the following conditions apply:
i. the substance is present in those articles in quantities totaling over on tonne per producer or exporter per year, and
ii. the substance is present in those articles above a concentration of 0.1% weight by weight.