ECHA launched a public comment on two proposed SVHC substances

On March 9, 2017, the European chemicals agency (ECHA) announced a public comment on two potential substances of high concern (SVHCs). The 45-day public comment period ends on April 24, 2017, and stakeholders can comment on the ECHA website. Bisphenol A has previously been added to the SVHC list because of its reproductive toxicity, and this time the French proposed it again because of its endocrine disrupting properties on human health.

The substances that have passed the review will be included in the candidate list of SVHC as the 17th batch of candidate substances.

Review the material

Serial number substance name EC CAS number potential use SVHC property

1 bisphenol A (BPA) 201-245-880-05-7 production of polycarbonate, epoxy resin and its chemicals, as curing agent of epoxy resin, endocrine disrupting properties article 57 f- human health)

2 perfluorinated hexyl sulfonic acid and its salt 206-587-1 355-46-4 due to its hydrophobic hydrophobic oil and dirt, and resistance to temperature and film-forming characteristics, widely used in textile, paper and packaging, household goods (cooker, floor, etc.), metal coating, electronic products, health care products, building products and pesticides, etc., can be a substitute material PFOS strong persistence, strong biological cumulative (57 e)

Please refer to the list of substances under the two comments:

Corporate responsibility

If the following two conditions are met, the goods manufacturer and exporter shall notify ECHA within six months after the substance is included in the SVHC candidate list:

I. The content of the substance in the article exceeds 1 ton/year/manufacturer or exporter;

Ii. The percentage concentration of a substance in the article by weight is greater than 0.1%.

ZRLK advice

With the continuous update of the candidate list of SVHC, enterprises are faced with more and more control requirements. Enterprises should improve their risk awareness of their products. Within six months after the substances are listed in the candidate list of SVHC, enterprises that meet the requirements need to complete the notification of SVHC in the articles. Companies are advised to investigate their supply chains as early as possible to cope with changes in regulations.

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