On June 14, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) officially published the 29th batch of SVHC substances, bringing the total number of SVHC (also known as the Candidate List) to 235. Details of these two substances are as follows:
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Name of Substance |
EC No. |
CAS No. |
Examples of Uses |
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Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide |
278-355-8 |
75980-60-8 |
Inks and toners, coating products, photo-chemicals,polymers, adhesives and sealants and fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay |
|
Bis (4-chlorophenyl) sulphone |
201-247-9 |
80-07-9 |
Manufacture of chemicals, plastic products and rubber products. |
Reminder
If the products exported to Europe contain more than 0.1% SVHC, enterprises are required to make information transmission and SCIP notification, if the content of SVHC exceeds 1 t/y, SVHC notification should also be made.
Legal obligations
Enterprises shall undertake relevant legal obligations:
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Suppliers of articles containing a Candidate List substance above a concentration of 0.1%(weight by weight) shall provide relevant information to concerned parties;
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Consumers have the right to ask suppliers whether the products obtain sufficient information of products within 45 days, including substance name and content;
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If the export volume exceeds 1t/y, importers and manufacturers of articles will have to notify ECHA if their articles contains a Candidate List substance within 6 months from the date it has been included in the list;
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From 5 January 2021, companies have to notify ECHA if the articles containing SVHC substances in a concentration above 0.1% (weight by weight). Notification shall be published in the SCIP database of ECHA.
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Since it is potential for SVHC substances to be added to the Authorisation List, enterprises shall apply for authorisation for further use.
ChemRadar will pay close attention to SVHC and we aim to provide compliance analysis and SCIP notification.
A total of 235 SVHC is uploaded in GCIS and you can search through https://hgt.cirs-group.com.
