EChA begins discussions on 11 more substances of Very High Concern

ERJ staff report (DS)

Helsinki, Finland -- Three EU Member States - Austria, Germany and the Netherlands - have put forward proposals to identify eleven chemical substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). Anyone can comment on these proposals within the next 45 days. None of the eleven new chemicals is directly related to the rubber industry.

There are already 38 substances on the Candidate List. Inclusion in that list means new information requirements for suppliers of products (mixtures and articles) containing the substances.The substances have been proposed because of their potentially serious effects on human health or the environment. Eight are carcinogenic, mutagenic and/or toxic for reproduction (CMR substances). The other three are proposed as being of equivalent concern than PBT substances (persistent, liable to bioaccumulate and toxic).

• 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene
• 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
• 1,3,5- Trichlorobenzene
• Cobalt(II) sulphate
• Cobalt(II) dinitrate
• Cobalt(II) carbonate
• Cobalt(II) diacetate
• 2-Methoxyethanol
• 2-Ethoxyethanol
• Chromium trioxide
• Acids generated from chromium trioxide and their oligomers:
• Chromic acid
• Dichromic acid
• Oligomers of chromic acid and dichromic acid

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