Helsinki, January 23, 2024 – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) officially announced the addition of five substances of very high concern (SVHC), bringing the total number of substances on the SVHC list (also known as the Candidate List) to 240. The complete SVHC list can be accessed here.
ECHA has also updated the existing Candidate List entry for dibutyl phthalate to include its endocrine-disrupting properties for the environment. Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) was added to the SVHC Candidate List in October 2008 in the first batch.
The detailed information of these substances is as follows:
| Naam van die stof | EG-nommer | MAS-nommer | Reason for inclusion | Voorbeelde van gebruik(e) |
| 2,4,6-tri-tert-butielfenol | 211-989-5 | 732-26-3 | Giftig vir voortplanting (Artikel 57c) Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) (Article 57d) | Manufacture of another substance; formulation of mixtures and in fuel products. |
| 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol | 221-573-5 | 3147-75-9 | Very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) (Article 57e) | Air care products, coating products, adhesives and sealants, lubricants and greases, polishes and waxes and washing and cleaning products. |
| 2-(dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one | 438-340-0 | 119344-86-4 | Giftig vir voortplanting (Artikel 57c) | Inks and toners, coating products. |
| Bumetrizole | 223-445-4 | 3896-11-5 | vPvB (Article 57e) | Coating products, adhesives and sealants and washing and cleaning products. |
| Oligomerisation and alkylation reaction products of 2-phenylpropene and phenol | 700-960-7 | vPvB (Article 57e) | Adhesives and sealants, coating products, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay, inks and toners and polymers. | |
| One updated entry Dibutylftalaat | 201-557-4 | 84-74-2 | Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment) | Metal working fluids, washing and cleaning products, laboratory chemicals and polymers. |
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For products exported to the European Union that contain SVHC substances exceeding 0.1%, companies are obligated to fulfill information transmission and SCIP reporting requirements. If the export volume of SVHC substances exceeding 0.1% exceeds 1 ton per year, SVHC notification must also be conducted.
Korporatiewe Verantwoordelikhede en Verpligtinge
Maatskappye moet bewus wees van hul verantwoordelikhede en verpligtinge met betrekking tot SVHC-stowwe in hul produkte:
- Wanneer die SVHC-inhoud in 'n artikel 0.1% oorskry, moet sy verskaffers die ontvanger van die artikel van inligting oor die veilige gebruik daarvan voorsien;
- Op verbruikersversoek moet voldoende inligting, insluitend stofname en hul konsentrasies, binne 45 dae gratis verskaf word;
- As die uitvoervolume 1 ton per jaar oorskry, moet invoerders en vervaardigers van die artikel die kennisgewing aan ECHA voltooi binne 6 maande vanaf die datum van oorskryding van die drempel;
- Vanaf 5 Januarie 2021 moet stowwe uit die SVHC-lys wat in artikels by konsentrasies bo 0.1% voorkom, by ECHA se SCIP-databasis ingedien word; en
- Stowwe wat in die SVHC-lys gelys word, kan in die toekoms in die Magtigingslys ingesluit word, wat vereis dat maatskappye aansoek doen vir magtiging om hul gebruik voort te sit.
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