27 june 2018, echa added 10 new substances to the candidate list, which includes tma and dchp due to their respiratory sensitising properties and toxic for reproduction and endocrine-disrupting properties, respectively.
10 substances included in the candidate list for authorisation on 27 june 2018 and their svhc properties are as follows:
substance name | ec number | cas number | reason for inclusion | examples of use(s) | |
1 | octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (d4) | 209-136-7 | 556-67-2 | pbt (article 57d) vpvb (article 57e) | used in washing and cleaning products, polishes and waxes and cosmetics and personal care products. |
2 | decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (d5) | 208-764-9 | 541-02-6 | pbt (article 57d) vpvb (article 57e) | used in washing and cleaning products, polishes and waxes, cosmetics and personal care products, textile treatment products and dyes. |
3 | dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (d6) | 208-762-8 | 540-97-6 | pbt (article 57d) vpvb (article 57e) | used in washing and cleaning products, polishes and waxes, cosmetics and personal care products. |
4 | lead | 231-100-4 | 7439-92-1 | toxic for reproduction (article 57c) | used in metals, welding and soldering products, metal surface treatment products, and polymers. |
5 | disodium octaborate | 234-541-0 | 12008-41-2 | toxic for reproduction (article 57c) | used in anti-freeze products, heat transfer fluids, lubricants and greases, and washing and cleaning products. |
6 | benzo[ghi]perylene | 205-883-8 | 191-24-2 | pbt (article 57d) vpvb (article 57e) | not registered under reach. normally not produced intentionally but rather occurs as a constituent or impurity in other substances. |
7 | terphenyl hydrogenated | 262-967-7 | 61788-32-7 | vpvb (article 57e) | used as a plastic additive, solvent, in coatings/inks, in adhesives and sealants, and heat transfer fluids. |
8 | ethylenediamine (eda) | 203-468-6 | 107-15-3 | respiratory sensitising properties (article 57(f) - human health) | used in adhesives and sealants, coating products, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay, ph regulators and water treatment products. |
9 | benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid 1,2 anhydride (trimellitic anhydride) (tma) | 209-008-0 | 552-30-7 | respiratory sensitising properties (article 57(f) - human health) | used in the manufacture of esters and polymers. |
10 | dicyclohexyl phthalate (dchp) | 201-545-9 | 84-61-7 | toxic for reproduction (article 57c) endocrine disrupting properties (article 57(f) - human health) | used in plastisol, pvc, rubber and plastic articles. a further use is also as a phlegmatiser and dispersing agent for formulations of organic peroxides. |
c&k testing reminds enterprises that, the product containing svhc materials, whose content exceeds 0.1%, needs to inform echa. in later 6 months, the product containing more than 0.1% the concentration of a single svhc in the article and the annual export volume is more than 1 ton, shall notify the echa. the list of svhc updates twice a year.
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