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update:2024-01-23NO.: DOC240102-01

ECHA adds five new hazardous chemicals to the Candidate List

On 23 January 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added five new hazardous chemical substances of very high concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List. One of them is toxic for reproduction, three are very persistent and very bioaccumulative and one is toxic for reproduction and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic. They are found in products such as inks and toners, adhesives and sealants and washing and cleaning products. The Agency has also updated the existing Candidate List entry for dibutyl phthalate to include its endocrine disrupting properties for the environment.

The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) now contains 240 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment. The complete Candidate list can refer to the link:
https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table

Entries added to the Candidate List on 23 January 2024:

No.	Substance name	EC No.	CAS No.	Reason for inclusion
01	2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol	211-989-5	732-26-3	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c); PBT (Article 57d)
02	2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol	221-573-5	3147-75-9	vPvB (Article 57e)
03	2-(dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one	438-340-0	119344-86-4	Toxic for reproduction (Article 57c)
04	Bumetrizole	223-445-4	3896-11-5	vPvB (Article 57e)
05	Oligomerisation and alkylation reaction products 5of 2-phenylpropene and phenol	700-960-7	--	vPvB (Article 57e)
06	Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)	201-557-4	84-74-2	Endocrine disrupting properties (Article 57(f) – environment)

For further details, please refer to the below link:
https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-adds-five-hazardous-chemicals-to-the-candidate-list

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