ECHA Launches Public Consultation on Three New SVHC Candidate Substances

On February 28, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) initiated a public consultation regarding proposals to list three substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs). Stakeholders can submit scientific or technical comments by April 14, 2025. 

The public consultation was carried out under the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation. SVHCs typically include carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR) 1A/1B substances,  persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBTs), very persistent and very bioaccumulation (vPvBs), and substances with equivalent hazards (e.g., endocrine disruptors). These substances are often considered potential candidates for the REACH Authorization List. Once listed as SVHCs, the likelihood of their eventual inclusion in the Authorization List increases significantly.

Currently, the SVHC Candidate list contains a total of 247 substances, please view the full list via Chemradar.

Detailed information of the three substances:

Obligations for Companies When Products Contain SVHCs

1. Provide Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to downstream users when SVHCs are sold individually.
2. Provide SDS if SVHCs are present in mixtures at concentrations ≥0.1%.
3. Provide detailed information free of charge within 45 days to downstream users or consumers if SVHCs exceed 0.1% (w/w) in articles.
4. Notify ECHA within six months if an article contains >0.1% (w/w) of a single SVHC and annual export volume exceeds 1 ton.
5. Submit SCIP notifications for articles containing SVHCs >0.1% since January 5, 2021, in compliance with the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD).

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Further Information

ECHA