The Candidate List of SVHCs added 10 New Substances, Updated to 191
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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.

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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.

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