EU REACH – ECHA Adds Five Hazardous Chemicals to the Candidate List and Updates One Entry

Vol. 1452 | 02 Feb 2025

ECHA Updates SVHC Candidate List with New Substances

On 21 January 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added five new substances and update one entry to the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) Candidate List.

Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite (TNPP) with ≥ 0.1% w/w of 4-nonylphenol, branched and linear (4-NP) added to the SVHC Candidate List on 16 July 2019. The entry for this substance is updated to reflect that it is an endocrine disrupter to the environment both due to its intrinsic properties and when it contains ≥ 0.1% w/w of 4-nonylphenol, branched and linear (4-NP). (Refer to Insight Vol. 1089: EU REACH – ECHA Announces Addition of 4 new substances as SVHCs to Candidate List)

Summary of the addition to the Candidate List

The SVHC Candidate List now contains 247 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment.

Substance name	EC number	CAS number	Reason for inclusion	Examples of uses
6-[(C10-C13)-alkyl-(branched, unsaturated)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl]hexanoic acid	701-118-1	2156592-54-8	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c)	Lubricants, greases, release products and metal working fluids
Octamethyltrisiloxane	203-497-4	107-51-7	Very persistent, very bioaccumulative, vPvB (Article 57e)	Manufacture and/or formulation of: cosmetics, personal/health care products, pharmaceuticals, washing and cleaning products, coating and non-metal surface treatment and in sealants and adhesives
Perfluamine	206-420-2	338-83-0	Very persistent, very bioaccumulative, vPvB (Article 57e)	Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical equipment and machinery and vehicles
O,O,O-triphenyl phosphorothioate	209-909-9	597-82-0	Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, PBT (Article 57d)	Lubricants and greases
Reaction mass of: triphenylthiophosphate and tertiary butylated phenyl derivatives	421-820-9	192268-65-8	Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, PBT (Article 57d)	No active registrations
Updated entry:
Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite	-	-	Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment)	Polymers, adhesives, sealants and coatings

Consequences of inclusion on the Candidate List

Under REACH, companies have legal obligations when their substance is included – either on its own, in mixtures or in articles – in the Candidate List.

If an article contains a Candidate List substance above a concentration of 0.1 % (weight by weight), suppliers must give their customers and consumers information on how to use it safely. Consumers have the right to ask suppliers if the products they buy contain substances of very high concern.

Importers and producers of articles must notify ECHA if their article contains a Candidate List substance within six months from the date it has been included in the list (21 January 2025).

EU and EEA suppliers of substances on the Candidate List, supplied either on their own or in mixtures, must update the safety data sheet they provide to their customers.

Notification Obligations under the Waste Framework Directive

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).

You can access the notification by ECHA via this link. 

You can view the full candidate list of SVHCs via this link.

If you have further questions, please contact Dr. Kathy Leung (Kathy.Leung@intertek.com) or Dr. Ben Cheng (Ben.PS.Cheng@intertek.com)

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