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REACH refers to “Registration,Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals”, which contains the registration,evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances in the productexported to EU. REACHANNEX XVII has replaced 76/769/EEC since June, 1, 2009, which contains more than 60 kinds ofchemical substances at present. For jewelry, the chemical substances limitedare mainly lead, cadmium, nickel release and phthalates, etc. Inaddition, the jewelry also should meet SVHC according to REACH article 57.

Regulations/standard

Items

Requirements

REACH ANNEX XVII  23

Cadmium

Plastic and  metal:100mg/kg;  Surface coating: 1000mg/kg

REACH ANNEX XVII  27

Nickel Release

Body   pierced: 0.2μg/cm2/week
Directly and prolonged contact with

the skin: 0.5μg/cm2/week

REACH ANNEX XVII  43

Azo

30 mg/kg

REACH ANNEX XVII  50

PAHs

For any of the rubber or plastic components that come into direct as well as prolonged or  short-term repetitive contact with the human skin or the oral cavity, each  of PAHs  [8P: BaP, BeP, BaA, CHR, BbFA, BjFA, BkFA, DBAhA] should be  less than1mg/kg.

REACH ANNEX XVII   51

Phthalates

BBP+DBP+DIBP+DEHP  ≤1000 mg/kg

REACH ANNEX XVII  63

Lead

500 mg/kg

REACH SVHC

SVHC

1.   1000 mg/kg (Note and Notification are required)

2.   Any articles shall submit a notification to the Agency if both the following conditions are met:

(1)     the substance is present in the articles above a concentration of 0,1 % by weight.

(2)     the substance is present in the articles in quantities totaling over 1 tonne per producer or importer per year.

3. According to the 2008/98/EC ‘Waste Framework Directive’ (WFD Directive), articles containing more than 0.1% (w/w) of SVHC must be notified to ECHA on SCIP.



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