ECHA adds nine hazardous chemicals to Candidate List

17 January 2023，ECHA has added nine chemicals to the Candidate List because of their hazardous properties. The Candidate List of substances of very high concern now contains 233 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment.  Entries added to the Candidate List:

·About SVHC

Under REACH, companies have legal obligations when their substance is included-either on its own, in mixtures or in articles - in the Candidate List. Suppliers of articles containing a Candidate List substance above a concentration of 0.1 % (weight by weight) have to give their customers and consumers information to be able to use them safely. Consumers have the right to ask suppliers whether the products they buy contain substances of very high concern.

Under the Waste Framework Directive, companies also have to notify ECHA if the articles they produce contain substances of very high concern in a concentration above 0.1 % (weight by weight). This notification is published in ECHA's database of substances of concern in products (SCIP).

Links:https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-adds-nine-hazardous-chemicals-to-candidate-list