NEWS
update:2017-07-20
NO.: DOC170702-01
SVHC: One New Addition to the Candidate List and Updates of Several Entries
From 7 July 2017, ECHA announces, that PFHxS, persistent and bioaccumulative, has been a new addition to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs), then there are 174 substances on the Candidate List. Importers and producers of articles containing the PFHxS have six months from the date of its inclusion in the Candidate List (7 July 2017) to notify ECHA.
Meanwhile entries for bisphenol A and four phthalates (benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)) have been updated to reflect their endocrine-disrupting property.
# |
Substance name |
EC number |
CAS number |
Reason for inclusion |
1 |
Perfluorohexane-1-sulfonic acid and its salts (PFHxS) |
- |
- |
vPvB (Article 57e) |
2 |
4,4’-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A; BPA) |
201-245-8 |
80-05-7 |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - human health) |
3 |
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) |
201-622-7 |
85-68-7 |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - human health) |
4 |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) |
204-211-0 |
117-81-7 |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - human health) |
5 |
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) |
201-557-4 |
84-74-2 |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - human health) |
6 |
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) |
201-553-2 |
84-69-5 |
Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) - human health) |
Further information
https://echa.eu ropa.eu/-/one-new-substance-added-to-the-candidate-list
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