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The Member State Committee identifies seven new Substances of Very High Concern

Seven Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) will soon be added to the Candidate List. During its 18th meeting, the Member State Committee also unanimously agreed on four draft decisions based on ECHA’s testing proposal examination and on five draft decisions based on compliance checks.　

Identification of SVHCs
The seven new substances identified as SVHCs are:
2-ethoxyethylacetate,
strontium chromate,
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid,di-C7-11 branched and linear alkyl esters (DHNUP),
hydrazine,
1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone,
1,2,3-trichloropropane,
1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7-rich (DIHP).

These substances are either carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) substances. DHNUP and DIHP will complement the Candidate List with two additional phthalates.
SVHC The Candidate List will be updated soon as the seven new substances and the number of list will be 53.

Further Information
Draft agenda of the 18 MSC meeting:
http://echa.europa.eu/doc/about/organisation/msc/meetings/msc_18_draft_agenda.pdf
Member State Committee web pages:
http://echa.europa.eu/about/organisation/committees/memberstate_en.asp
Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorisation:
http://echa.europa.eu/chem_data/authsorisation_process/candidate_list_table_en.asp

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