On 5th Sep. 2017, the European Chemicals
Agency(ECHA) published a public consultation on nine proposals to identify new
substances of very high concern(SVHC). The deadline for comments is 20th October 2017, and detail information about nine proposal SVHCs are as below:
Substances |
EC NO. |
CAS No. |
Proposing authority |
Reason for proposing |
1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloropentacyclo[12.2.1.16,9.02,13.05,10]octadeca-7,15-diene (“Dechlorane Plus”TM) [covering any of its individual anti- and syn-isomers or any combination thereof] |
- |
- |
United Kingdom |
vPvB (Article 57e) |
4,4’-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A; BPA) |
201-245-8 |
80-05-7 |
Germany |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment) |
Benz[a]anthracene |
200-280-6 |
56-55-3 |
Germany |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) PBT (Article 57d) vPvB (Article 57e) |
Cadmium nitrate |
233-710-6 |
10325-94-7 |
Sweden |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) Mutagenic (Article 57b) Specific target organ toxicity after repeated exposure (Article 57(f) - human health) |
Cadmium carbonate |
208-168-9 |
513-78-0 |
Sweden |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) Mutagenic (Article 57b) Specific target organ toxicity after repeated exposure (Article 57(f) - human health) |
Cadmium hydroxide |
244-168-5 |
21041-95-2 |
Sweden |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) Mutagenic (Article 57b) Specific target organ toxicity after repeated exposure (Article 57(f) - human health) |
Chrysene |
205-923-4 |
218-01-9 |
Germany |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) PBT (Article 57d) vPvB (Article 57e) |
Reaction products of 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde and 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (RP-HP) [with ≥0.1% w/w 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear] |
- |
- |
Austria |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment) |
Tricobalt tetraoxide containing ≥ 0.1% w/w nickel oxides |
215-157-2 |
1308-06-1 |
Netherlands |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) |
According to the past practices, the four proposals are likely to be added to the SVHC candidate list after public consultation, STQ remind you pay high attention on it.