REACH Alert: 6 new SVHC substances added to the candidate list!
On 15/01/2019, ECHA added six new chemicals to the REACH list of SVHC candidates for bans in the European Union.
New substances of high concern (SVHC) added to the REACH candidate list on 15/01/2019:
| Substance | EC No | CAS No |
| 2,2-bis(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpentane | 401-720-1 | 6807-17-6 |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 205-916-6 | 207-08-9 |
| Fluoranthene | 205-912-4 | 206-44-0 |
| Phenanthrene | 201-581-5 | 85-01-8 |
| Pyrene | 204-927-3 | 129-00-0 |
| 1,7,7-trimethyl-3-(phenylmethyllene)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one | 239-139-9 | 15087-24-8 |
RECALL
Companies may have legal obligations resulting from the inclusion of these substances in the list of substances applying for prohibition (Annex XIV).
These obligations may apply to the listed substance alone, in mixture or in articles.
Any supplier of articles containing candidate list substance above a concentration of 0.1% a communication obligations to buyers/distributors downstream of the supply chain, as well as to final consumers.
In addition, importers and producers of articles containing these substances 6 months from the date of its inclusion on the list of candidate substances (15 January 2019) to notify ECHA.
Source: echa.europa.eu