The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added five new Substances out of the Seven recommended substances to be included in the Candidate List of Very High Concern (SVHCs) on 17 December 2015. Dicyclohexyl phthalate and hexamethylene diacrylate (hexane-1,6-diol diacrylate) have not been added to the Candidate List. With the newly updating, the Candidate List now contains a total of 168 substances.
14th Batch SVHC Candidate list
No. |
Substance Name |
EC No. |
CAS No. |
Reason for inclusion |
Main uses |
1 |
Nitrobenzene |
202-716-0 |
98-95-3 |
Toxic for reproduction (Article 57 c) |
Manufacture of other substances |
2 |
2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol (UV-327) |
223-383-8 |
3864-99-1 |
vPvB (Article 57 e) |
UV-protection agents in coatings, plastics, rubber and cosmetics |
3 |
2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)-6-(sec-butyl)phenol (UV-350) |
253-037-1 |
36437-37-3 |
vPvB (Article 57 e) |
UV-protection agents in coatings, plastics, rubber and cosmetics |
4 |
1,3-propanesultone |
214-317-9 |
1120-71-4 |
Carcinogenic (Article 57a) |