Five new SVHC's bring the total to 247

The SVHC Candidate List now includes 247 substances

On January 21st, 2025, ECHA added five substances to the SVHC Candidate List, it contains now 247 substances. 

The most recent additions are Perfluamine, Octamethyltrisiloxane, O,O,O-triphenyl phosphorothioate, 6-[(C10-C13)-alkyl-(branched, unsaturated)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl]hexanoic acid and reaction mass of: triphenylthiophosphate and tertiary butylated phenyl derivatives.

All 247 Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) can be found in the Candidate List on the ECHA website. The inclusion of new substance(s) in the Candidate List is the result of a consultation process. ECHA, the European Chemical Agency, collects feedback from interested parties and then decides about the addition of new substance(s) to the Candidate List. 

Details on the steps that led to the addition of the latest SVHC's can be found in  ECHA Decision D(2024)7663-DC of 17 December 2024.

Obligations are effective immediately

ECHA reasons that the consultation period preceding the decision provides sufficient time to prepare.

The obligations apply to all SVHC that are present in an article above 0,1 % weight-weight (w/w). If this is the case for one or more of the (new) SVHC then:

• The “information” obligation and submittal of information to the SCIP database is required immediately. 
• The same applies to the “communication” obligation: a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) must be available immediately.

Only for the “notification” obligation - for SVHC’s in quantities of more than one tonne per year - there is a period of maximum six months after inclusion to submit the notification to ECHA.

More information on the obligations such as the SCIP database can be found on ProductIPedia as well.