ECHA adds five new SVHCs in the Candidate List

Helsinki, 17 December 2015 - ECHA has added five new SVHCs (substances of very high concern) to the Candidate List, namely: nitrobenzene, UV-32, UV-350, 1,3-propanesultone, perfluorononan-1-oic-acid and its sodium and ammonium salts. The total substances in the Candidate List under REACH are increased to 168 items.
 
These new substances were proposed in the end of August and their public consultation ended on October 15.
 
Substances included in the Candidate List for authorisation on 17 December 2015 and their SVHC properties:

#	Substance name	EC number	CAS number	Proposing country	Reason for inclusion	Examples of use(s)
1	Nitrobenzene	202-716-0	98-95-3	Austria	Toxic for reproduction	Manufacture of other substances
2	2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol (UV-327)	223-383-8	3864-99-1	Germany	vPvB	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	Germany	vPvB	UV-protection agents in coatings, plastics, rubber and cosmetics
4	1,3-propanesultone	214-317-9	1120-71-4	ECHA	Carcinogenic	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	Sweden	Toxic for reproduction, PBT	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

However, dicyclohexyl phthalate (CAS: 84-61-7) and hexamethylene diacrylate (hexane-1,6-diol diacrylate) (CAS: 13048-33-4) proposed by Sweden are not included in the Candidate List.
 
According to REACH, if SVHC is present in products in a concentration that greater than 0.1% and the volume for export is less than 1 tonne, downstream importers shall be notified with such information for communication and also provided with certifications. However, if SVHC is present in products in a concentration that greater than 0.1% and the volume for export is greater than 1 tonne, notification of such information to ECHA is necessary.  
 
C&K Testing advises companies that intend to export their products to the EU market should track on SVHC news and confirm whether they are obliged to perform relevant obligations. We will continue to keeping an eye on the SVHC news and share you with the latest news.